About Canton Voter Guide

The Canton Voter Guide was established by volunteers to increase access to election and voting information around elections for Canton’s Town Government and Canton Town Meeting. At the time of inception, members of the Canton Voter Guide team pledged to not donate money or otherwise publicly support any candidate up for election for a Canton town office.

In light of upcoming races for Norfolk County Government, as well as State Representative and State Senate, the Canton Voter Guide team has decided to expand the guide to include information about these races. Therefore, we have decided to update our statement of purpose and clarify our pledge of impartiality effective as of June 1, 2026:

Members of the Canton Voter Guide team volunteer their time to increase access to election and voting information around races for Canton’s Town Government, Canton’s Town Meeting, Norfolk County Government as well as State Representative and State Senate races that are relevant to Canton (“Canton Races”). We pledge to remain impartial by avoiding conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts of interest by:

Refraining from donating time or money to campaigns for Canton Races
Refraining from running for elected office while on the team
Avoiding public comments in favor of or in opposition to candidates in Canton Races or Articles related to Town Meeting outside of any role on an appointed Town Committee

We agree that simply signing a candidate's nomination papers or attending a candidate’s informational meeting (without a donation) to learn more about the candidate does not violate the pledge

We agree that taking a position on a Town Meeting article as a member of an appointed Town Committee or speaking on an article at Town Meeting does not violate the pledge

To become a Member of the Canton Voter Guide team, one must

Have not served in elected office for 1 year prior to joining the team
Have not donated time or money to a candidate participating in a Canton Race for 1 year prior to joining the team

The following are the members of the Canton Voter Guide team:

Christine Smith:

Christine has lived in Canton since 1994. She currently serves on the Canton Conservation Commission and the Canton Energy Advisory Committee. She is the former chair and former member of the Canton Sustainability Committee.

Kristin Mirliani:

Kristin moved to Canton in 2004 primarily for our public school system. She is currently a member of the Finance Committee and previously served on the Master Plan Implementation Committee, a five-year term on the Planning Board, and 2 three-year terms on the School Committee.

Mark Porter:

Mark moved to Canton in 2007 and previously served as the chair of the town Finance Committee and Select Board.

The following are past contributors to the Canton Voter Guide and we thank them for their contributions:

Cindy Thomas, Greg Murphy, Pam Berman