Election 2021: Sudbury Voter Guide

SUDBURY, MA — Voters in Sudbury will head to the polls on Monday for the 2021 town election, which will feature three contested races for town-wide office.

Due to the pandemic, Sudbury voters are allowed to cast absentee ballots to avoid going to the polls. But the town will also offer in-person voting at two locations during voting hours on Monday. You can check your voting status on the Secretary of State's website.

Here's everything you need to know about who's running in 2021, and how to vote.

In-person voting

Polls will be open in Sudbury from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. The town will offer two polling places, depending on your precinct.

• Town Hall, 322 Concord Road: Precincts 3 and 4
• Fairbank Community Center, 40 Fairbank Road: Precincts 1, 1A, 2 and 5

Absentee voting

The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot passed on March 23. If you received one already, you can mail it to the Town Clerk (make sure you use two stamps). It must be received by March 29, or it won't count.

The best option would be to drop your mail-in ballot outside the clerk's office at 322 Concord Road. The drop box will close at 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Who's running

There are 10 races on the 2021 ballot, but only three — School Committee, Select Board and Goodnow Library Trustees — are contested. Sudbury will also get a new Town Moderator this year. Moderator Elizabeth Quirk is not running, and only one candidate has stepped up to run for the seat.

Here are the candidates on the ballot. Click the links in the School Committee and Select Board races to read candidate questionnaires.

Town Moderator

• Catherine Blake

Select Board

• Daniel Carty
• Janie Dretler
• Lisa Kouchakdjian

Board of Assessors

• Joshua Fox

Goodnow Library Trustees (pick two)

• Lily Gordon (i)
• Marie Royea (i)
• Natalie Schlegel

Sudbury Housing Authority

• Janet Cowan

Board of Health

• Lina Huet-Clayton (i)

Park and Recreation Commission (pick two)

• Robert Beagan (i)
• Laurie Eliason

Planning Board

• Stephen Garvin (i)

Sudbury School Committee (pick two)

• Siliva Nerssessian (i)
• Mandy Sim
• Tyler Steffey

Lincoln-Sundbury School Committee (pick two)

• Heather-Jeanne Salemme
• Mary Warzynski