Welcome to the Town Clerk's Office

The Town Clerk acts as the town's chief election official, recorder, officer, registrar of vital statistics, public records officer and licensing officer.

The Clerk works closely with the Board of Registrars to oversee polling places and the general conduct of all elections. The Clerk also maintains records of adopted municipal code, by-laws, oaths of office, resignations and appointments.

The Town Clerk issues' state licenses and permits such as marriage and dog licenses etc.

The Clerk's office responds to the inquires from the public and servers as a central information point for the Town.

It is the mission of the Town Clerk to be a primary provider of information and quality services to the community and to work cooperatively and in coordination with the varied departments and groups while performing a myriad of tasks to achieve established goals and comply with state and local statutes.

	Town Clerk and Elections Chief
	Contact Phone Fax E-mail	Margaret R. Barile Notary Public (781) 581-0018 n/a mbarile@nahant.org
	Nahant Town Hall
	Monday Through Friday	8 AM to 12 PM

	State Elected Officials
	Statewide Office Holders for the Commonwealth:
	Governor:	DEVAL L. PATRICK
	Lieutenant Governor:	TIMOTHY P. MURRAY
	Secretary:	WILLIAM F. GALVIN
	Auditor:	SUZANNE M. BUMP
	Treasurer:	STEVEN GROSSMAN
	Attorney General:	MARTHA COAKLEY
	U.S. Senator:	ELIZABETH WARREN
	U.S. Senator:	JOHN F. KERRY
	Current Elected Officials For Our District
	POSITION	OFFICIAL	OUR DISTRICT
	Congressional:	JOHN F. TIERNEY	SIXTH
	State Senate:	THOMAS M. McGEE	THIRD ESSEX & MIDDLESEX
	State Representative:	STEVEN M. WALSH	ELEVENTH ESSEX
	Governor's Council:	EILEEN DUFF	FIFTH
	District Attorney:	JONATHAN BLODGETT	EASTERN

Town of Nahant Charter and By-Laws (PDF)

Town Charter	Articles 1-5
Town of Nahant By-Laws
General Government (March 2010)	Articles 1-7
Police (April 2009)	Articles 8-12
Personnel Board	Article 13
Wastewater and Drainage	Article 14
Zoning By-Law (July 2011)	Article 15
Definition Drawings (Feb. 2009)	Article 15 Section 9
Table of Dimensional Requirements	Article 15 Section 5.03

Forms and Licenses

Marriage License (Updated September 2009)
If you wish to obtain a marriage license you must be (18) years old and the couple must appear at the Town Clerk's office together, in person, Exceptions can be made in cases where one of the parties is active in the military or incarcerated. There is a mandatory three-day waiting period for a Marriage License from the date of application to the date the license is issued. While weekends and holidays are included in the three days, the day the application is made is not..The Intent to Marry Form is provided below.

The cost of filing for a license is $5. The license is valid for sixty days, and may be used for a ceremony conducted in any city or town in Massachusetts. The Clergy or Justice of the Peace performing the ceremony must sign the license and return it to the issuing city or town.

Business Certificate (D.B.A.)
If you are conducting business in Town under a name other than your own or the corporation's, you must obtain a "doing business as" D.B.A. certificate from the Town Clerk. The D.B.A. certificate is maintained in a public virtual and allows consumers to identify and locate the owner of the business.

There is no filing fee in Nahant for a D.B.A. certificate. The certificate may be renewed in person or by mail. The certificate must be renewed every four years. In addition, a letter of clearance must be obtained from the Building Inspector prior to filing a D.B.A. with the Town Clerk. Both the D.B.A. Request and D.B.A. Change Forms are provided below.

Dog License
Every year, all dog owners must obtain a license for their dog by January 31st. You may get a license at the Town Clerk's Office at the Town Hall. To obtain a license, you must present a current rabies certificate. The fees for a dog license are outlined in the form below. To obtain a license by mail, send a copy of your dogs rabies certificate and a check for the appropriate amount made out to the Town of Nahant to the Town Clerk's Office. A Dog Licence Application is provided below.

For more dog and animal information please visit the Animal Control Officer's page on this website.

Please note the Clerk's Office hours are Monday through Friday 9AM until Noon.

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	Marriage Documents
	Intent to Marry*
	Business Documents
	D.B.A. Request*
	D.B.A. Change
	Other Licenses
	Dog License/Renewal (Updated 2013)
* Please note, these forms are provided for informational purposes and must be filled out at the Clerk's office.

Nahant List of Residents



The 2012 List of Residents book is now available at Town Hall in the Clerk's office. Cost is $5. This edition contains both Residents by Street Address and a complete list of Residents in alphabetical order.

Nahant Census Information

The 2013 Annual Street List (Census) Form should be arriving in the mail to all Nahant residences in the next few days. It is important to fill these forms out and return them within 10 days of receiving them.

Please list all members of your household, include your pets in the spaces provided, dogs must be licensed if you did not receive a dog license application in with your Street Listing please download one on the Nahant Web under the clerks page. Or you can pick one up in the Clerk's office. The Street List forms can be dropped off in the box provided in the Clerk's office or mailed to: Office of the Clerk, 334 Nahant Road, Nahant, MA 01908.

Please understand that this information provided
is important to the Town and to you.
The information you provide allows the Clerk's Office the ability to keep the Voter List current and accurate, and is needed for school population projections and full funding from the state and federal government.
For you it can mean the proof of residency for school enrollment, beach stickers.

If a Family Member is currently serving in the Military or away at college, unless that individual has established residency elsewhere, DO NOT REMOVE THEM FROM YOUR RESIDENCE CONTINUE TO LIST THEM AS RESIDENTS IN THE HOME.
Should a member of your family no longer reside at your address and/or they are a registered voter they must put in writing a request to be removed with their signature.

Should you have any questions or concerns
please do not hesitate to contact me.

Happy New Year
Margaret R. Barile (Peggy)
Town Clerk
mbarile@nahant.org
781-581-0018

2013 Local Election | April 27, 2013 | POSTED 9 PM

The 2013 Annual Town Meeting Election Results (Unofficial)         Position Term Name Votes Moderator One (Candidate Re-election) David G. Conlin Blanks Write-Ins 856 139 3         Board of Selectmen Three Michael P. Manning (Candidate Re-election) Joyce M. Maroney Blanks Write-Ins 540 452 4 2         Clerk One (Candidate Re-election) Margaret R. Barile Blanks Write-Ins 824 169 5         Assessor Three (Candidate Re-election) David P. Hunt Blanks Write-Ins 744 0 3         Assessor Two (Unexpired Term) Rose M. O'Malley Blanks Write-Ins 722 270 6         Public Library Trustee Three (Candidate Re-election) John P. Welsh Blanks Write-Ins 782 215 1         Constable One Michael J. Kairevich Sr. Blanks Write-Ins 801 184 13         School Committee Three Lori K. Ballantine Blanks Write-Ins 713 282 3         Housing Authority Five David G. Walsh Blanks Write-Ins 781 215 2        Total Election Cast:   998
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD A PDF FILE
Offices Open for Election in the Year 2013
Moderator | 1 Year	(1) Position
Selectman | 3 Years	(1) Position
Town Clerk | 1 Year	(1) Position
Assessors | 1 Year	(1) Position
Assessors | Unexpired 1 Year Term	(1) Position
Constable | 1 Year	(1) Position
Public Library Trustee | 3 Year	(1) Member
School Committee | 3 Years	(1) Member
Housing Authority | 5 Years	(1) Member
Any questions please contact the Town Clerk Margaret (Peggy) Barile (781) 581-0018 Monday - Friday 8 AM -12 PM

US Senate Special Election 2013

SPECIAL STATE ELECTION DAY IS June 25th, 2013
POLLS OPEN AT 7 AM NAHANT TOWN HALL.

Primary elections will be held on April 30th, 2013

Last day to Register voters for the State Primary is April 10, 2013 at 8 PM. The last day to register to participate in the June 25th Special Electionis June 5, 2013 at 8 PM.

Absentee Ballots are now available in the Clerks Office or online from THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTHS WEBSITE.

Any questions please call Peggy Barile Town Clerk at (781) 581-0018 or email me by clicking here.

Voting Information and Elections Schedule:
Voting takes place at the Nahant Town Hall according to the following schedule:

Municipal	Last Saturday in April of Each Year
State and Congressional	1st Tuesday After the 1st Monday in November Every Two Years
Presidential	1st Tuesday After the 1st Monday in November Every Four Years

The Town Clerk administers nomination and election processes, registers voters, and conducts the annual municipal census. Voter registration in Nahant has never been easier than it is today. You may visit the Election Office in Nahant Town Hall and complete a voter registration form in person. Or, you may obtain a mail-in voter registration form from the Town Hall lobby.

Complete voting information is available below in the guide "Voting in Nahant".

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	Voting In Nahant (This document is being updated)

	2010 Campaign Finance Reports (PDF)
	Margaret Barile	Form CPF M 102
	David G. Conlin	Not currently available
	Paul S. English Sr.	Form CPF M 102
	Sheila K. Hambelton	Form CPF M 102
	John M. Livoti Jr.	Form CPF M 102
	Michael P. Manning	Form CPF M 102
	Jennifer L. McCarthy	Form CPF M 102
	Gerardo A. Raffaele	Form CPF M 101
	Robert T. Scanlan	Not currently available
	Elaine R. Titus	Form CPF M 102
		Form CPF M 101
	John P. Welsh	Form CPF M 102
	David A. Wilson	Form CPF M 102
	Jane D. Wilson	Not currently available

The 2013 Annual Town Meeting Election Results (Unofficial)
Position	Term	Name	Votes
Moderator	One (Candidate Re-election)	David G. Conlin Blanks Write-Ins	0 0 0
Board of Selectmen	Three	Michael P. Manning (Candidate Re-election) Joyce M. Maroney Blanks Write-Ins	0 0 0 0
Clerk	One (Candidate Re-election)	Margaret R. Barile Blanks Write-Ins	0 0 0
Assessor	Three (Candidate Re-election)	David P. Hunt Blanks Write-Ins	0 0 0
Assessor	Two (Unexpired Term)	Rose M. O'Malley Blanks Write-Ins	0 0 0
Public Library Trustee	Three (Candidate Re-election)	John P. Welsh Blanks Write-Ins	0 0 0
Constable	One	Michael J. Kairevich Sr. Blanks Write-Ins	0 0 0
School Committee	Three	Lori K. Ballantine Blanks Write-Ins	0 0 0
Housing Authority	Five	David G. Walsh Blanks Write-Ins	0 0 0
Total Election Cast:

The 2012 Annual Town Meeting Election Results (Unofficial)
Position	Term	Name	Votes
Moderator	One (Candidate Re-election)	David G. Conlin Blanks Write-Ins	921 177 5
Board of Selectmen	Three (Candidate Re-election)	Perry C. Barrasso Mickey Long David A. Wilson Blanks	551 391 156 5
Clerk	One (Candidate Re-election)	Margaret R. Barile Blanks Write-Ins	903 199 1
Assessor	Three (Candidate Re-election)	Mark Reenstierna Blanks Write-Ins	824 277 2
Public Library Trustee	Three	Janet E. Dolan Blanks Write-Ins	860 242 1
Constable	One	Francis J. Barile Blanks Write-Ins	862 237 4
School Committee	Three	Kerri A. McKinnon Michael R. Quigley Blanks Write-Ins	651 590 954 11
Planning Board	Five	Blanks Write-Ins - Edward Tarlov (183) - Tony Roossien (123) - Andy Puleo (43) - Dan Perepelitza (23)	731 372
Planning Board	Two (Unexpired Term)	F. Thom Donahue Blanks Write-Ins	750 338 15
Housing Authority	Five	Mary Ann Putnam Blanks Write-Ins	799 322 2
Total Election Cast:			1103

The 2011 Annual Town Meeting Election Results (Unofficial)
Position	Term	Name	Votes
Moderator	One (Candidate Re-election)	David G. Conlin Blanks Write-Ins	706 111 2
Board of Selectmen	Three (Candidate Re-election)	Richard J. Lombard Blanks Write-Ins	620 187 12
Clerk	One (Candidate Re-election)	Margaret R. Barile Blanks Write-Ins	686 132 1
Assessor	Three (Candidate Re-election)	Perry C. Barrasso Blanks Write-Ins	644 174 1
Assessor	Two (Unexpired Term)	David P. Hunt Blanks Write-Ins	597 221 1
Public Library Trustee	Three	Christine J. Stevens Blanks Write-Ins	624 193 2
Constable	One (Candidate Re-election)	Paul S. English Sr. Blanks Write-Ins	679 136 4
School Committee	Three (Candidate Re-election)	Michael J. Flynn Lissa S. Keane Blanks Write-Ins	516 554 553 15
School Committee	One (Unexpired Term)	Michael J. Lagasse Blanks Write-Ins	553 258 8
Planning Board	Five (Candidate Re-election)	Richard J. Syner Carl N. Easton Blanks Write-Ins	534 506 591 7
Planning Board	Three (Unexpired Term)	Blanks Write-Ins	642 177
Housing Authority	Five (Candidate Re-election)	Susan H. Bonner Blanks Write-Ins	592 222 5
Total Election Count:
Proposition 2-1/2 Override Ballot Question
		No Yes Blanks	417 365 37
Proposition 2-1/2 Override Town Meeting Vote
		Yes No	148 43

Selectmen's Election Results Tuesday October 19, 2010
Jennifer L. McCarthy	636
Elaine R.Titus	802
Write In	5
Blank Ballots	12
Total Votes Cast:	1455

The 2010 Annual Town Meeting Election Results (Unofficial)
Position	Term	Name	Votes
Moderator	One	David G. Conlin	577
Clerk	One	Margaret R. Barile	557
Board of Selectmen	Three	Michael P. Manning (Candidate for Re-election)	387
		Robert T. Scanlan, Jr. (Candidate)	266
Constable	One	Paul S. English Sr.	562
Assessor	Three	John M. Livoti Jr. (Candidate for Re-election)	503
Public Library Trustee	Three	John P. Welch (Candidate for Re-election)	519
Planning Board	Five	Sheila Hambleton (Candidate for Re-election)	519
	Unexpired Term Two	Gerardo A. Raffaele	463
School Committee	Three	David A. Wilson (Candidate for Re-election)	529
Housing Authority	One	Jane D. Wilson	497
Total Count:			683

The 2009 Annual Town Meeting Election Results (Unofficial)
Position	Term	Name	Votes
Moderator	One	David G. Conlin	360
Clerk	One	Harriet C. Steeves	338
Board of Selectmen	Three	Robert Frary (Candidate for Re-election)	318
Constable	One	Paul S. English Sr.	358
Assessor	Three	Mark Reenstierna (Candidate for Re-election)	304
Public Library Trustee	Three	George S. Richardson (Candidate for re-election)	163
		Dewitt (Bill) Brown	122
		Christine Stevens	98
Planning Board	Five	Calvin Hastings (Candidate for Re-election)	292
		Mark Schiffenhaus	263
School Committee	Three	Christine M. Kendal (Candidate for Re-election)	252
		Ann Schiffenhaus	259

Senatorial Election 2009 Final and Primary Results (Unofficial)
Final Election: January 19, 2010		Primary Election: December 8, 2009
Republican	Votes	Democrats	Votes
Scott Brown	880	Martha Coakley	290
Democrat:		Mike Capuano	262
Martha Coakley	877	Alan Khazei	94
Independent:		Stephen Paliuca	93
Joe Kennedy	13	Republicans:
Blank Ballots:	21	Scott Brown	104
		Jack E. Robinson	18
Total Count:	1,791	Total Count:	875

State Election Results | November 6, 2012
(Unofficial)

State Election | November 6, 2012
President | Vice President
Johnson | Gray	13
Obama | Biden	1358
Romney | Ryan	893
Stein | Honkala	14
Write-Ins	5
Blanks	16
Senator In Congress
Scott P. Brown	1099
Elizabeth A. Warren	1186
Write-Ins	0
Blanks	14
Representative In Congress | 6th District
John F. Tierney	1198
Richard R. Tisei	935
Daniel Fishman	88
Write-Ins	3
Blanks	75
Councilor | 6th District
Terrance Kennedy	1627
Write-Ins	11
Blanks	661
Senator In General Court
Thomas McGee	1804
Write-Ins	13
Blanks	482
Representative In General Court
Steven Walsh	1765
Write-Ins	12
Blanks	552
Clerk of Courts
Thomas H. Driscoll Jr.	1597
Write-Ins	10
Blanks	692
Register of Deeds
John L. O'Brien Jr.	1599
Write-Ins	10
Blanks	690
Ballot Questions
	1	2	3	4
Yes	1815	1176	1442	1600
No	233	1036	762	368
Blanks	251	87	95	331

State Primary Election
Democratic Party
Elizabeth Warren	187	Blank	34	Write In	5
John Tierney	185	Blank	38	Write In	3
Terrance Kennedy	158	Blank	1	Write In	22
Francis Flaherty	45
Thomas McGee	203	Blank	1	Write In	22
Steven Walsh	199	Blank	26	Write In	1
Republican Party
Scott Brown	123	Blank	0	Write In	2
Richard Tisei	120	Blank	4	Write In	1
Councillor	-	Blank	112	Write In	13
Senator Gen. Court	-	Blank	11	Write In	114
Rep. Gen. Court	-	Blank	117	Write In	8
Clerk of Courts	-	Blank	116	Write In	9
Register of Deeds	-	Blank	116	Write In	9
Green-Rainbow Party
Senator Congress	-	Blank	0	Write In	1
Rep. Congress	-	Blank	0	Write In	1
Councillor	-	Blank	0	Write In	1
Senator Gen. Court	-	Blank	0	Write In	1
Rep. Gen. Court	-	Blank	0	Write In	1
Clerk of Courts	-	Blank	0	Write In	1
Register of Deeds	-	Blank	0	Write In	1

Specimen Ballots - Primary | September 6, 2012

Federal Election Results | November 6, 2012

President of The United States of America
	Barack Obama | Democrat	143
	Ron Paul | Republican	25
	Mit Romney | Republican	262
	Rick Perry | Republican	1
	Rick Santorum | Republican	17
	John Huntsman | Republican	2
	Michelle Bachmann | Republican	0
	Newt Gingrich | Republican	13
	Kent Mesplay | Green/Rainbow	0
	Jill Stein | Green/Rainbow	1
	Harley Mikkelson | Green/Rainbow	0
State Committeeman | State Committeewoman
	Robert Fennell | Democrat	131
	Laura E. Walsh | Democrat	128
	Stephen Zykofsky | Republican	168
	Carlos A Hernandez | Republican	55
	Joyce H. Lofmark | Republican	74
	Amy Carnevale | Republican	152
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State Election Results | Tuesday November 2, 2010
GOVERNOR Patrick Baker Cahill Stein	871 863 122 19
ATTORNEY GENERAL Coakley McKenna	1180 662
SECRETARY OF STATE Galvin Campbell Henderson	1218 541 48
TREASURER Grossman Polito	1042 777
AUDITOR Bump Connaughton Fortune	869 792 85
CONGRESS Tierney Hudak	1157 653
GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL Manning	5th DISTRICT 1281
SENATE McGee  Dent	1199 639
REPRESENTATIVE Walsh	11th ESSEX 1418
SHERIFF Cousins Anketell  Leach	1115 520 142
DISTRICT ATTORNEY Blodgett	ESSEX 1368
BALLOT QUESTIONS
#1 YES - 1004  #2 NO - 1038 #3 NO - 1000	NO - 796 YES - 734 YES - 861
Total Voting 1914	75% Turnout

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