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Nantucket moderator outlines how town meeting works, deadlines and voting rules ahead of May 3 session
Summary
Town Moderator Sarah Alger explained how to get articles called for discussion, how to propose amendments, who may vote and where to find the warrant ahead of the annual town meeting set for May 3 at 8:30 a.m.
Sarah Alger, town moderator for Nantucket, outlined procedures residents should know ahead of the annual town meeting, which is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 3 in the Mary P. Walker Auditorium at Nantucket High School.
Alger said the meeting begins with a “call of the articles,” when attendees may request that a specific article be discussed rather than voted on according to the recommendation printed in the warrant. “The way to ensure that an article you want discussed is heard is to come to the beginning of the meeting and participate in what we call the call of the articles,” Alger said.
The detail matters because articles not called for discussion are typically voted on…
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