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Reading Board of Civil Authority moves to send challenge letters to 13 voters
Summary
At a July 29 meeting, the Reading Board of Civil Authority approved a motion to send challenge letters to 13 voters the board says may not reside in Reading and directed the clerk to mail the notices by Aug. 6, 2025.
The Reading Board of Civil Authority on July 29 moved to send challenge letters to 13 voters the board says do not live in Reading and directed the clerk to mail the notices by Aug. 6, 2025.
Committee member Robert K. Allen proposed the motion to send challenge letters to 13 voters; Robin French seconded the motion, according to the meeting record. Clerk Calista N. Brennan stated the office will send the notices by the Aug. 6 deadline.
The action arose during a brief meeting that began at 4:06 p.m. and ended at 4:15 p.m. The board’s attendance list recorded Jon Springer, Robert K. Allen, Mary Springer, Robin French, Robert Hartnett, Calista Brennan and Vanessa Maxham as present. The transcript does not record a roll-call vote on the motion; the record shows the clerk subsequently arranging to send the letters.
The meeting minutes note the board reviewed a checklist before the motion was offered. The minutes record no other business.
"Calista will send out challenge letters by August 6, 2025," the minutes state, attributing the logistical task to Clerk Calista N. Brennan. The board adjourned at 4:15 p.m.
The meeting record does not include additional details about the voters subject to challenge, the grounds for each challenge, or a roll-call tally; those details were not specified in the transcript.
