Few Competitive Contests at the Moment for Town-wide Biennial Election November 4
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All town-wide elected offices will be on the ballot in the November 4, 2025 election. These include:
10 District Town Councilors (two from each of five districts)
3 Councilors-at-large
5 School Committee members
6 Jones Library Trustees
5 Amherst Housing Authority Commissioners
1 Oliver Smith Will Elector
Nomination papers are available from the Town Clerk’s office and are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 16. Any registered voter in the Town of Amherst can sign nomination papers. Voters may sign for as many different candidates as they wish, even for the same office. If voters sign multiple times for the same candidate, only one signature will be certified. The number of signatures required are 25 residents of the district for District Town Councilors and 50 Amherst residents for all other offices.
As of 2 p.m. on Friday, August 22, the following people have submitted nomination papers. The Indy will update this information weekly.
Councilor-At-Large
Lynn Griesemer
District 1 Town Councilor
Jillian Brevik
District 2 Town Councilor
Lynn Griesemer (incumbent)
District 3 Town Councilor
George Ryan (incumbent)
District 4 Town Councilor
Pamela Susan Rooney (incumbent)
District 5 Town Councilor
Samuel A. McLeod
School Committee
Sarah Marshall (incumbent)
Library Board of Trustees
Austin Sarat (incumbent)
Farah Ameen (incumbent)
The following people have taken out nomination papers, but not yet returned them. Candidates who have filed nomination papers for more than one office must choose which position they will run for by 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 2. The Indy will update this information weekly.
Councilor-At-Large
Mandi Jo Hanneke (incumbent)
Andrew Churchill
Dillon Maxfield
Amber Lee Cano Martin
Jillian Brevik
Charlotte Allegra Rice Clark
District 1 Town Councilor
Louis Conover
Ndfrele Ette (incumbent)
District 2 Town Councilor
Amber Lee Cano Martin
Charlotte Allegra Rice Clark
Jason Dorney
District 3 Town Councilor
Patrick Drumm
Heather Hala Lord (incumbent)
District 4 Town Councilor
Dillon Maxfield
Jennifer Lynn Taub (incumbent)
District 5 Town Councilor
Ana Mary Devlin Gauthier (incumbent)
School Committee
Meghan Fitzgerald
Amber Lee Cano Martin
Jillian Brevik
Charlotte Allegra Rice Clark
Bridget A. Hynes (incumbent)
Deborah Leonard (incumbent)
Library Board of Trustees
Eugene Anthony Goffredo (incumbent)
Lee R. Edwards (incumbent)
Nathaniel Carl Larson (incumbent)
Tamson Ely (incumbent)
Housing Authority
Patricia L. DeAngelis
Michael Burkart (incumbent)
Oliver Smith Will Elector
Judith Souweine (incumbent)
Candidate statements will be published on the Town Bulletin Board on the town’s website no later than September 19. They are due by the nomination paper deadline. Those received after September 16 will be posted on the bulletin board within five days of receipt. The Indy will publish the statements in early October.
The last day to register to vote is Friday, October 24 by 5 p.m. in person or by midnight online. Mail-in ballots will be available, but must be requested by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28. In person absentee ballots must be filled out at the Town Clerk’s office by 5 p.m. on Monday, November 3. Check your voter registration and precinct.
In-person early voting will be available in the first-floor meeting room at Town Hall, 4 Boltwood Walk on the following dates. Note the extended hours on October 30.
| DATE | TIME |
| Monday, October 27, 2025 | 8:00a – 4:30p |
| Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 8:00a – 4:30p |
| Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 8:00a – 4:30p |
| Thursday, October 30, 2025 | 8:00a – 7:00p |
| Friday, October 31, 2025 | 8:00a – 4:30p |
The warrant for the election was approved at the August 18 Town Council meeting. It lists the voting sites for each precinct and is posted at various sites around town.