21.212 An Order to Set Preliminary Municipal Election Date21.xxx
City of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
In City Council March 18, 2021
Upon the recommendation of City Clerk Pamela L. Powers
21.212 An Order to Set Preliminary Municipal Election Date
Whereas, the City of Northampton Charter Chapter C. Article 8 Section 8-1 requires that a
preliminary election take place on the third Tuesday in September in each odd-numbered
year in which candidates are to be elected; and
Whereas, the provisions of this section allow the city clerk , with the approval of the city
council, to reschedule the preliminary election to the fourth Tuesday in September to
avoid a conflict with any civil or religious holiday; and
Whereas the third Tuesday of September in 2021 marks the observance of Sukkot by
members of the Jewish community; and
Ordered that,
A preliminary election to nominate candidates for mayor, councilor-at-large, school
committee member-at-large, city clerk, ward city councilor, ward school committee
member, trustees under the will of Charles E. Forbes, elector under the Oli ver Smith will,
superintendents of Smith's Agricultural School shall be held on the Tuesday, September 28,
2021.