Presidential Primary Information from the Secretary of the Commonwealth Website
The 2024 Massachusetts Presidential Primaries will be held on March 5, 2024. In addition to candidates for President of the United States, the ballots will also include the party offices of state committee and ward or town committee.
State Committeeman and Committee Woman
Each party’s state committee is allowed to elect one man and one woman from each of the Commonwealth’s 40 state senate districts. Members of the state committee work to:
Promote the aims of the party
Cooperate with the national party committee and with ward and town committees
Organize and work for the nomination and election of party candidates
Ward or Town Committee
In Massachusetts, ward and town committees are the building blocks of political parties. In towns, party town committees are elected town-wide. In cities, party committees are elected by voters in each ward. Ward and town committees range in size from 3-35 elected members. Their duties include:
Representing their party at the local and neighborhood level
Promoting the objectives of the party
Working for the nomination and election of party candidates.
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Compiled by Karen Price of LWVMA on February 12, 2024