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Committee debates moving local Election Day to Saturday; decision delayed for more information
Summary
Committee members discussed a citizen petition to move Westford’s local Election Day from Tuesday to Saturday and agreed to postpone taking a formal position until their March 17 meeting to gather more data and hear from other town boards.
Members of the Westford School Committee spent significant time Monday discussing a citizen petition on the March 22 warrant that would move town local elections from Tuesday to Saturday.
The petitioner, a committee member who acknowledged she authored the citizen petition, told colleagues the change grew out of calendar conversations and could reduce midweek professional‑development days that currently keep students home on school days used for voting. Committee members and staff described tradeoffs: moving elections to Saturday could reduce conflicts with school activities and…
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