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Proposal for recall bylaw fails after heated debate and legal warnings
Summary
A petition to add a recall bylaw failed after extended public debate; town counsel and advisory committee warned that town meeting lacks authority to shorten statutorily set terms and that the Attorney General would likely invalidate such a bylaw without special legislation.
Walter Dixon introduced Article 44, a petition to adopt a recall bylaw for elected officials modeled on frameworks used by neighboring communities. Dixon and several supporters said a recall option would give voters a way to hold officials accountable between elections and argued the proposal had been vetted…
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