Board of Registrars

The Board of Registrars in the Town of Chilmark is a four member board of which one member is the Town Clerk. The other three members are appointed by the Selectmen from lists submitted by town committees of the two leading political parties. If no list is submitted within 45 days after the party chairpersons are notified by the Selectmen or appointing authority by certified mail, the appointments are made by the Selectmen or appointing authority without reference to the list. When a Board of Registrars is first appointed, its members are selected in February or March for one, two and three year terms respectively with their terms to begin the following April 1st. After that, one member is appointed each February or March for a three year term. The clerk automatically becomes a member of the board when sworn in as town clerk.