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Select Board delays decision on handheld electronic voting for Town Meeting, asks for committee and legal review
Summary
After multiple town meeting members spoke in favor of handheld electronic voting, the Select Board debated forming a study committee versus immediate adoption, and ultimately voted to table the item until the first meeting in December while the town manager and legal counsel gather answers to board questions.
Town meeting members and residents urged the Select Board to adopt handheld electronic voting ("clickers") for Town Meeting, citing survey results and examples from other communities, but the board voted to postpone a decision until early December while staff and a small study group gather additional information.
What speakers said: Town meeting member Lauren Steeves summarized a voluntary survey she sent to town meeting members: "For transparency and for the record, I'll restate the survey results. 81 members responded, 52 in favor,…
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