FRAMINGHAM – The last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot for the Sept. 16, 2025 District 2 preliminary election is tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 9 by 5 pm. You can request a vote-by-mail ballot for the Nov. 4 city-wide election at the same time.
Looking for candidate info? Scroll down to More info on the candidates:
The form to request a mail-in ballot is available on the city website. I printed mine out, filled it out (it must be signed!), scanned it, and emailed it to the City Clerk’s office at cityclerk@framinghamma.gov. I received my ballot by postal mail two business days later!
Worried that it’s too late to get your ballot on time? If you request a ballot by mail but don’t receive it by election day, you can still vote in person. In fact, anyone who requested a mail-in ballot can decide not to use it and vote in person – just make sure to not use the mail-in ballot if you later decide you want to vote in person.
You can return a vote-by-mail ballot at the drop box in front of the McAuliffe Library if you’re worried about the ballot arriving on time via postal mail. Note that mail-in ballots can’t be returned to your regular polling place.
District 2 – Precincts 25, 26, and 27 – is the only area of the city having a preliminary election this year, for School Committee. Incumbent District 2 School Committee representative David Gordon is facing challengers Lorena Tovar and Luther Evans next the Sept. 16 preliminary. (Don’t know your precinct? Enter your address here: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/WhereDoIVoteMA/WhereDoIVote )
More info on the candidates:
Lorena Tovar
Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/lorenatovarforsc
Campaign email address: lorena.tovar.for.sc@gmail.com
Luther Evans
Campaign email address: luthertevans.school@gmail.com
David Gordon
(He did return the District2Framingham.com Q&A but shortly after deadline, and to be fair to have the same rules for all candidates, unfortunately I didn’t publish it)
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578201560350
Email: dgordon@framingham.k12.ma.us
Candidate interviews
The Frame at Access Framingham interviewed all three candidates and posted those sessions in a single video, although the same person didn’t interview all the candidates. You can watch the 40-minute video at https://youtu.be/RZsC0FLS-8Y?si=w0wHcPKpEa5kMM5p&t=10
David Gordon starts at https://youtu.be/RZsC0FLS-8Y?si=w0wHcPKpEa5kMM5p&t=36
Lorena Tovar starts at https://youtu.be/RZsC0FLS-8Y?si=WkGOLNioN5F0FU4c&t=936
Luther Evans starts at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZsC0FLS-8Y&t=1607s
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