December through January
- Encourage prospective candidates to run for elective office
February
- Town Caucus
- Voter registration for local elections and Annual Town Meeting
March
- Presidential Primary (first Tuesday in March of presidential election years)
- Local debates and candidate’s nights
March or April
- Annual Town Meeting
- Town elections (first Tuesday following Annual Town Meeting)
April through March
- Special Town Meetings, as needed
- Special elections, if called
August or September
- Last day to register for state primaries (20 days prior)
September
- State Primary (seventh Tuesday preceding a biennial state election)
October
- Last day to register for general election (20 days prior)
November
- General Election (first Tuesday following first Monday in November, even years, at 2-year intervals for state elections and 4-year intervals for federal elections)