How do I place an article on the Town Meeting Warrant?
To place a petition article on to the warrant for an Annual Town Meeting, at least 10 registered voters of the town must sign the petition. The petition form may be obtained at the Administrator's or Town Clerk's Office. It is then filed and stamped in by the Administrator's Office and forwarded to the Town Clerk's Office to certify the signatures. If you want a sample of an article to use to draft your article, the Town's Annual Report will have warrants from the previous year's Town Meeting, which you can use as samples. For further assistance, contact the Town Clerk, Town Counsel, or Town Moderator.

To place a petition article on the warrant for a Special Town Meeting, at least 100 registered voters of the town must sign the petition. For more information please call 508-495-7360.

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1. What is the difference between an Annual Town Meeting and a Special Town Meeting?
2. How do I become a Town Meeting Member?
3. How do I place an article on the Town Meeting Warrant?
4. What is the quorum for a Town Meeting?
5. Is attendance taken?
6. Do I need to know "parliamentary" procedure to attend a Town Meeting?
7. Who may speak at Town Meeting?
8. Who may vote at Town Meeting?
9. How is a vote taken?
10. What is a Blanket Vote?
11. How do I make a motion or amendment?
12. How is the budget considered?
13. Can an article be reconsidered?
14. Who are the people on stage at Town Meeting?