Calendar of Cambridge Candidate Forums and Events - 2015
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| JUNE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 10:00am Leland Cheung Campagn Kickoff Brunch (Puritan & Co.) |
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| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 5:30pm Dennis Benzan Campaign Kickoff (Brick & Mortar) |
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| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 6-8pm Marc McGovern Campaign Kick-Off (Naga, 450 Mass. Ave., Central Sq.) |
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| 28 4-7pm Minka vanBeuzekom Campaign Kick-Off Party (100 Landsdowne St.) |
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| JULY | 1 Municipal Election Nomination Papers available at Election Commission office 6-8pm Coffee, Tea, and Politics: Nomination Paper Signing Party for Denise Simmons (Andala Coffee House, 286 Franklin St.) |
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| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 6-8pm Fran Cronin Kickoff (The Abbey, Mass Ave.) |
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| 19 | 20 | 21 6-7:30pm Kathleen Kelly Kickoff (Atwood's Tavern, 877 Cambridge St.) |
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| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 5:00pm deadline to submit nomination papers & statements of financial interest for candidates | |
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| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 5:00pm deadline for Election Commission to certify signatures on nomination papers. - DONE | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 5:00pm deadline for municipal candidates to file withdrawal of nomination | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| SEPTEMBER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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| 13 | 14 | 15 Marc McGovern and Denise Simmons Fundraiser with elected officials and keynote speaker, MA Attorney General Maura Healey, 5:30-8:00pm (The Asgard, 350 Mass. Ave.) | 16 |
17 Meet and greet candidates for City Council and School Committee, 6:30-7:30pm prior to Cambridgeport Nbhd. Assn. meeting (Lewis Room, Central Sq. Library, 45 Pearl St.) | 18 | 19 |
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| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 City Council Candidates Night sponsored by Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Assn. (MCNA), 7:00-9:00pm (Cambridge College, 1000 Mass. Ave.) |
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| 4 | 5 | 6 City Council Candidates Forum, sponsored by Ward 6 Democratic Committee, 6:30-9:30pm (Citywide Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.) |
7 School Committee Candidate Debate/Forum sponsored by the Cambridge Education Association, 6:30pm to 8:30pm (Main Library Lecture Hall) City Council Candidates Forum (Part 1) sponsored by East Cambridge Planning Team, 7:30pm (Broad Institute auditorium at 415 Main Street) |
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| 11 | 12 | 13 City Council Candidates Forum (Part 2) sponsored by East Cambridge Planning Team, 7:30pm (Broad Institute auditorium at 415 Main Street) | 14 8:00pm deadline to register to vote in municipal election Candidate Forum sponsored by Green Cambridge, 7:00-9:30pm (Central Square YMCA) |
15 City Council Candidates Forum sponsored by A Better Cambridge, 6:30-9:30pm (Broad Institute, 415 Main St.) - Moderator, Robin Young, Co-Host, Here & Now, WBUR | 16 |
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| 18 Black Lives Matter Cambridge City Council and School Committee Forum for Black and low-income Cantabrigians, 7-9pm [flyer] (Central Square Theater) | 19 | 20 PSNA/ANC City Council Candidates Forum, 6:30-9:00pm (University Hall Amphitheater, Lesley University, 2nd floor, 1815 Mass. Ave.) | 21 School Committee Candidates Forum, sponsored by Ward 6 Democratic Committee, 6:30-8:30pm (Main Library Community Room) |
22 City Council Candidates Forum sponsored by Area4/The Port Coalition, 6:30pm-9:00pm (Pisani Center, 131 Washington St.) School Committee Candidates Forum sponsored by Cambridge Citywide School Advisory Group (CSAG), Cambridge Youth Council, Cambridge Advanced Learners Association (CALA), 6:30-8:30pm (Peabody School Auditorium) [Doors will open at 6pm] |
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| 25 | 26 8:00pm deadline for School Committee candidates and Political Committees to file Municipal Campaign & Political Finance Reports School Committee Candidates Forum sponsored by Friends of CRLS and the CRLS Alumni Association, 7:00-8:30pm (CRLS, Media Cafeteria) |
27 | 28 | 29 CEOC City Council Candidates' Forum, 6:00-8:30pm (Senior Center) |
30 Election Commission office will be open 8:30am to 5:00pm for over-the-counter absentee voting | 31 Election Commission office will be open 9:00am to 5:00pm for over-the-counter absentee voting |
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| 1 | 2 Noontime (12:00pm) deadline to apply for absentee ballot, either for mail-in or over-the-counter voting | 3 ELECTION DAY Polls are open 7:00am until 8:00pm. Ballot count begins at Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Avenue, Central Square after the polls close. |
4 9:00am-5:00pm. Ballot count resumes at Senior Center | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Overseas Absentee Ballots and Provisional Ballots will be counted at 5:00pm - FINAL | 14 |
Find out about all the candidates at the Cambridge Candidate Pages.