Running for Office

Running for Municipal Office

Interested in Running for Office in Brewster?  The information below will be helpful:

Local Offices that will appear on the Annual Town Election ballot that year will be posted in January of each year on the Town’s website.  Nomination papers for each office that will appear on the upcoming Annual Town Election may be picked up in the Town Clerk’s Office beginning in January of each year.  The Annual Election Calendar provides all dates and deadlines associated with running for office.


Campaign Finance

Any candidate for an elected position must file campaign finance paperwork, following the guidelines of MGL Chapter 55; https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter55, all forms and publications may be found at: https://www.ocpf.us/Home/Publications#muniForms

Campaign Finance Reporting Requirements:

  • Your first filing is the 8th day preceding the election. For municipal election candidates use form CPF M 102.
  • The next form filed would be 30 days after the election. The post election report can be considered the final report if candidate has no cash balance, assets, or outstanding liabilities.
  • The Year-End Report must be filed every year so long as the committee is in existence, or the candidate maintains a campaign fund, has outstanding debts, or is an incumbent elected official.
  • Schedule E (Disclosure of Assets) should also be filed with the Year-End Report in order for the report to be considered complete.
  • If a candidate has received no contributions, made no expenditures, incurred no obligations during the reporting period, and does not have a campaign fund in existence, then the candidate may find it easier to file form CPF M 102-0 (Campaign Finance Report). The filing deadlines are the same as above, but only a signature is required.
  • A subsequent year-end report is required for incumbents and candidates or committees that have continuing balances or liabilities or did not dissolve for the post-election report. The year-end report is due on January 20th of the following year (CPF M 102 or 102-0 depending on whether there are any funds associated with your current or past candidacy).
  • Copies of all forms are available in the Town Clerk’s Office. The forms may also be downloaded from the Office of Campaign and Political Finance’s website.

View Filed Campaign Finance Reports, filed by year under the election for which they were a candidate.