| I’ve said this before and I will say it again: if there is an issue that anyone believes should go to a town-wide ballot and for whatever reason it is before town meeting, all that needs to happen is this: someone should get up to the microphone at Town Meeting and say “I move that the Town Meeting decide that this issue shall not be decided by the Town Meeting, but rather submitted to a town wide ballot.” Someone should then immediately second the motion. By Robert’s Rules of Order, the next speakers at the meeting may ONLY address the motion (whether there should be a town wide ballot) until a vote on that motion is held. If the discussion gets too long, or if anyone wants to cut it short for whatever reason, the next speaker should say “I call the question”. At that point a vote MUST be had on the underlying motion re the town wide ballot. While the non-representative town meeting may be outmoded for today’s busy world, if you know how it works and you are able to coordinate, you can make things happen efficiently. I learned these things while a Selectman of the Town of Belmont, and they work. Anne Warner - Sent from iPhone. Typed by thumb. Excuse misspellings! On Dec 11, 2023, at 8:33 PM, Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote:
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