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1. Annual Town Census
   1. 2025 Annual Town Census Form
2. Elections
   1. 2026 Elections
      1. 2026 Annual Town Election Candidates
   2. 2025 Elections
      1. 2025 Annual Town Election Candidates
      2. Testing of Tabulators, Advance Ballot Processing, and Central Tabulation Facility
   3. 2024 Elections
      1. September 3, 2024 State Primary Election
      2. 2024 Annual Town Election/Town Meeting/Calendar
         1. 2024 Town Election/Town Meeting Calendar
         2. How Do You Want To Vote in the 2023 Annual Town Election?
         3. Specimen Ballots for the April 11, 2023 Annual Town Election
         4. Preliminary Tally Sheet for the Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Annual Town Election
         5. 2023 Annual Town Meeting Article Index and Action Taken
      3. November 5, 2024 Presidential and State Election
   4. Campaign Finance Reports
   5. Office of Campaign and Political Finance Guidance
3. Town Elected Officers
4. Board & Committee Calendars and Handbook
   1. Town of Needham Committee Handbook
5. Board of Registrars
6. Commissioners to Qualify Oath of Office
   1. Justice of the Peace
   2. Notary Public Services
7. Conflict of Interest Law
   1. Summary of the Conflict of Interest Law
   2. Special Municipal Employees
      1. Section 17
      2. Section 20
   3. Open Meeting Law
      1. Covered Meetings
      2. Posting Notices
      3. Executive Sessions
         1. Ten Reasons for Executive Session
      4. Remote Participation
      5. Public Participation
      6. Public Meeting Records
      7. Enforcing the Open Meeting Law
      8. Complaint Procedure
      9. Intentional Violation
      10. Training
      11. Contacting the Attorney General
8. Licenses, Business Certificates, Passports
   1. Auctioneers License (PDF)
   2. Business Certificates
   3. Dog Licenses
   4. Marriage Licenses
   5. Passports
   6. Storage of Flammables License
   7. Raffle Permits
   8. UCC Filings
9. Needham Demographics
10. Public Records Request
11. Running for Office - Sticker or Write-In (PDF)
12. Town Meetings & Member Information
    1. Town Meeting Handbook (PDF)
    2. Town Meeting Members
    3. Town Meeting Information
    4. May 5, 2014 Annual Town Meeting Index
    5. 2017 Town Clerk's Records
    6. 2018 Town Clerk's Records
    7. 2019 Town Clerk's Records
    8. 2020 & 2021 Town Clerk's Records
    9. 2021 Attorney General Approval STM Article 47 May 1, 2021
    10. 2021 Attorney General Approval ATM Articles 5 and 6 May 3, 2021
    11. 2022 Town Clerk's Records
    12. 2023 Town Clerk's Records
13. Vital Records
    1. Electronic Death Records
14. Voter Registration & Information
    1. Online Voter Registration Now Available!

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Needham Demographics

Location

The Town of Needham is located on rocky uplands within a loop of the Charles River in the eastern section of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, bordered by Wellesley on the west and northwest, Newton on the north and northeast, the West Roxbury section of Boston on the east, Dedham on the southeast and south, and Westwood and Dover on the south. Needham is 10 miles southwest of Boston, 29 miles east of Worcester, and about 208 miles from New York City. Total area is 12.75 square miles.

Population

• 33,098 Including Inactive Voters (2023 Annual Town Census)

Elevation

• 85 feet above sea level at Rosemary Meadows
• 180 feet at Needham Square
• 300 feet at Birds Hill

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