2025-26 Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) Board Election
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws c.32, §23 (2A)(a), the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM) will conduct a regularly scheduled election for the Massachusetts State Employees’ Retirement System (MSERS) representative on the PRIM Board. The elected member will serve for a three-year term without compensation beginning July 1, 2026.
Nomination forms and Election Rules were available beginning November 17, 2025 through the Board’s website at www.mass.gov/retirement. Completed original nomination forms containing a minimum of 75 active or retired MSERS member’s valid signatures must be received by mail at the Board’s Boston office, located at One Winter Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02108, by 5:00 p.m. Monday, January 26, 2026. PLEASE NOTE: The Board’s drop-off hours are Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, except on state holidays.
Notice to nominees who qualify as candidates will be issued by February 5, 2026. After qualification of candidates official ballots will be mailed to all eligible voters on or about March 27, 2026 and must be returned by May 22, 2026 to the designated mailing address at or before 5:00 P.M. EST; or electronically submitted before midnight EST.
Official ballots were mailed the end of March 2026, by standard mail. Online voting ends at 11:59 pm EST on May 22, 2026. Ballots must be received by May 22, 2026. Please allow for postal delivery to New York. If you are voting by mail, do NOT vote by internet. The first vote received is registered.
If you need a replacement ballot or have an election question, please call election customer service at (866) 384-9978, or email Help+PRIM@yeselections.com.
All qualified members of the Massachusetts State Employees’ Retirement System, are entitled to vote by ONE of these methods: online or by mail. The nominees below qualified as candidates for election.
Candidates for “Elected Member” of the Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) Board Include:
- Joseph Connarton
- Lenore Palladino
Review the candidate information on the back of the ballot before you make your selection. You may only vote by ONE method for ONE candidate.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO VOTE ONLINE, PLEASE GO TO: www.PRIMvotes.com
- Enter your unique Election Code. (Located on your paper ballot)
- Enter your unique Voting PIN. (Located on your paper ballot)
- Follow the on-screen instructions. Online voting ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on May 22, 2026.
TO VOTE BY MAIL:
- Fill out your paper ballot.
- Place the ballot in the envelope provided. Affix postage and mail.
- Your ballot must be received by May 22, 2026.
You may obtain a complete set of the PRIM Election Rules from the Retirement Board’s offices or through its website. If you have any questions, please email Paula Daddona, Director of Member Experience, Communications & Operations, at pdaddona@tre.state.ma.usor contact Francesco Daniele, Director of PRIM’s Client Services at (617) 946-8416.
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| Date published: | October 20, 2025 |
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| Last updated: | April 1, 2026 |