§ 7227 Committee Candidate Ballot Requirements

• •If you want to be on the ballot for a committee position, you need to fill out a special paper called a nomination paper.
• •This paper must be signed by voters who live in the area where you want to run.
• •The rules for this paper are in a big book of laws, specifically in Articles 2 to 6 of a certain part.

Imagine you want to run for a local school committee in your town.

You can't just say you want to run—you have to get a nomination paper, have people in your town sign it, and turn it in. If you don’t do this, your name won’t be on the ballot, and people can’t vote for you.