Annual Town Meeting – Information
This year’s Annual Town Meeting is at the Nahant Town Hall, 334 Nahant Rd, Nahant Massachusetts on Saturday the 16th day of May, 2026 at 12:30p.m. to act on the Articles in the Town Meeting Warrant. You must be in person at Town Meeting in order to vote. There is no early voting or mail in voting for Town Meeting. See below for more information.
Citizens Petitions and Committee requests for Warrant Articles to be included in the Annual Town Meeting Warrant are the first deadline of the Annual Town Meeting process.
The deadline to add articles to the Annual Town Meeting Warrant by Citizens Petition or as a committee request per Town Charter is January 31st.
*There are three (3) Citizens Petition’s on the 2026 Town Meeting Warrant*
Submitted Citizens Petition for Annual Town Meeting: Click on each item below to view the submitted petition.
Home Rule Petition to Prevent Rodenticides
Transferable Parking Sticker Petition
**IMPORTANT**
Petitioners should consult with someone knowledgeable in municipal government, such as a lawyer, the Town Administrator or the Town Moderator, before drafting a proposed Article and gathering the signatures to insert an Article on the Warrant.
Petitioner will be listed as the sponsor of the Article on the Warrant and should be the first-named voter to sign this petition.
Selectmen will print the proposed Article in the Warrant verbatim; petitioner and citizens signing are advised to review the language carefully.
Each year the Community Preservation Committee compiles a report regarding their work over the last year. This year’s report documents their work in the last 11 months since the Town Meeting in 2025. Click below to view.
To view the FY27 CPC Applications visit the Project Submissions page.
Learn more about the Community Preservation Act.
The Board of Selectmen draft the first version of the Omnibus Budget and submit it to the Advisory & Finance Committee. The Omnibus Budget voted on at Annual Town Meeting is the version prepared by the Advisory & Finance Committee after reviewing the draft developed by the Board of Selectmen.
The Board of Selectmen draft the Annual Town Meeting Warrant and submit it to the Advisory & Finance Committee for their recommendations. The Warrant voted on at Annual Town Meeting is the final version developed by the Board of Selectmen and includes the articles submitted by the Community Preservation Committee and timely filed Citizens Petitions and Committee Article requests.
The Advisory & Finance Committee receive the Board of Selectmen’s draft of the Omnibus Budget and develop their version of the Omnibus Budget to be voted on at the Annual Town Meeting. The Advisory & Finance Committee review the Board of Selectmen’s final version of the Annual Town Meeting Warrant and draft recommendations that are included in their published report. The published report is available below for download and will be delivered to the residency of registered voters in Nahant seven days prior to the Annual Town Meeting.
Each year the Town of Nahant’s Departments, Boards and Committees, submit an annual report for the year January 1st- December 31st of the prior year.
The annual report is a yearly publication that contains items such as the Town’s financial status, department achievements, board updates and activities and much more.
The Town also tends to include a picture on the front and back cover from a memorable event, honoring a Town employee/board member we lost during the year, or highlighting a Town building or area.
Copies of the Annual Report books are available the week before Town Meeting at the Town Hall or you can view the electronic version below.
Last Day to Register to vote at Annual Town Meeting
The Last day to Register to Vote at Town Meeting is May 6, 2026, at 5 pm. The Town Clerk’s Office will be open for voter registration from 9am to 5pm. You can also register to vote on line at Mass.gov register to vote or https://www.sec.state.ma.us/OVR/
You must be a registered voter in Nahant in order to be eligible to vote on Warrant articles at the Annual Town Meeting.
If you are new to town, or you have never registered to vote, (you only have to do it once in the same community). Check your voter Registration Status here. Registration is easy. click here to register on line with a valid MA driver’s license or a State issued ID card. Another option is to download the voter registration form here. After completion, you can mail it or deposit it into the Town Hall Business Mailbox that is located in front of Town Hall.
The Town Clerk’s office is open from Monday-Thursday 9am-4:00pm and Fridays 9:00am to 12:30pm. Please contact the Town Clerk at (781) 581-0018 or ddunfee@nahant.org to schedule an appointment.
The voter registration must be received no later than 5 PM at Town Hall, or if you register on line. Once the registration has been received by the Town Clerk’s staff, an acknowledgment letter will be mailed to you.