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Selectmen designate police assignments for Sept. 1 primary under updated law
Summary
The board voted to let the chief election official coordinate election‑day police assignments with the police chief to implement responsibilities under the 2022 changes to election law.
The board discussed and approved a motion to designate responsibility for assigning police officers for the upcoming state primary to be coordinated between the chief election official and the police chief, consistent with post‑2022 election law changes.
Chair framed the item as a duty of the selectmen under the votes act, and the board agreed it made sense to have the chief election official and the police chief work together on staffing, ballot pick‑up and secure return of ballots. The motion to designate those assignments was moved, seconded and approved without objection.
No public safety concerns were raised during the discussion; the board emphasized flexibility to accommodate last‑minute staffing needs on election day and delegated implementation details to the clerk and the police chief.
