Town Clerk

NEW VOTING LOCATIONS:  Precincts 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6 are now at Winthrop High School, 400 Main Street.  You will be directed to your precinct upon arrival.  Precinct 4 remains at O'Connell Hall on Golden Drive.  Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Office of the Town Clerk is committed to providing quality services and information to the community, visitors, and employees. The Town Clerk's Office works in conjunction with all departments, boards, committees, and commissions and complies with state and local statutes. This office provides extensive administrative support for the Board of Appeals.

Records - responsible for filing minutes and official postings of various boards and commissions; maintaining and issuing certified copies of all births, deaths and marriages; maintaining official Ordinances; creating annual Street Listing; creating Annual Report, tracking all appointments and resignations of Town officials; maintaining and updating of annual town census, jury list, grave list, maintains Board of Appeals and Planning filings and decisions, database of business certificates issued annually and report to the Department of Revenue.

Elections - conduct every aspect of running local, state, and federal elections including processing nomination papers, ballot preparation, training of election staff, preparation of polling locations, early voting, oversees voting, election reporting, and conducting voter registrations throughout the year, responsible for maintaining voter's list, daily maintenance of state database.

Ethics Compliance- The Town Clerk is the designated liaison between the Town of Winthrop and the State Ethics Commission. Distribution of mandated information and online education is coordinated through this office for all town employees and volunteers. The compliance database is maintained and reported to the State.

Public Records Requests - The Town Clerk is the dedicated Records Access Officer. The Office handles approximately 150 requests a year for residents and staff, via email, mail and hand delivery.

Both the Town Clerk, Denise Quist, and Assistant Town Clerk, Marilyn Puopolo are now State Commissioners to Qualify. Please call our office to set up an appointment to be sworn in.