TOWN MEETING BYLAW – TWO-THIRDS VOTE COUNT
At any Special or Annual Town Meeting, on matters requiring a two-thirds vote by statute, a count of the vote need not be taken unless the vote as declared by the Moderator is immediately questioned by seven or more voters as provided in General Laws, Chapter 39, §15.
Article 4, Town Meeting, April 1997
TOWN MEETING NOTICE BYLAW
Notice of Town Meetings shall be given by posting an attested copy of the Warrant calling the same at the Concord Town House and in at least one public location in each precinct in Concord , at least seven days before the day appointed for an annual Town Meeting, and at least fourteen days before the day appointed for any special Town Meeting. A copy of the Warrant of any Town Meeting shall also be sent by mail or otherwise to every household in Concord, and upon request, to places of religious assembly in Concord, at least seven days before an annual Town Meeting, and at least fourteen days before a special Town Meeting, and the return of the officer that he has complied by this bylaw shall be conclusive that he has done so.
Article 16 (Sub-Article 1), Town Meeting, March 1905
Article 49, Town Meeting, April 1981
Article 30, Town Meeting, April 2004
(see also MGL Chapter 39, §10)
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING NOTICE BYLAW
VOTED:
That the Town vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen that any Warrant for a special Town Meeting shall be held open for at least 10 days except in case of an emergency or other compelling circumstances when the Selectmen shall state in writing that a situation exists which makes it undesirable to hold the Warrant open for the entire 10 day period. Public notice of the closing date of such Warrant shall be given promptly to the citizens of the Town.
Article 3, Town Meeting, June 1974
RECONSIDERATION OF A VOTE AT THE SAME TOWN MEETING
A vote at a Town Meeting which is properly subject to reconsideration or rescission later at the same Town Meeting may be reconsidered or rescinded thereat only on motion of any voter made:
a) at the same session as the vote to be reconsidered or rescinded, at any time before final action has been taken on the article in the Warrant under which the vote to be reconsidered or rescinded was adopted, and on all other articles which by vote of the Meeting were considered together with said article, or within 20 minutes thereafter; or
b) at an adjourned session, provided that notice that reconsideration or rescission will be moved thereat is given to the Moderator prior to the adjournment of the session at which the vote is taken; or
c) at any time before final dissolution of the Meeting, with the consent of the Board of Selectmen or the Finance Committee.
Article 14, Town Meeting, March 1965
Article 17, Town Meeting, May 1974
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