Annual Town Meeting - 06.18.2024
Annual Town Meeting - June 18, 2024 at 6:00pm
Location - Whately Elementary School
(outside - weather permitting)
273 Long Plain Road
Whately, MA 01093
**To view the WARRANT for the Annual Town Meeting, click here (coming soon!)
** To view the Booklet with Warrant explanations please click here (coming soon!)
PROCESS AND PROCEDURE:
The Town Clerk reports on the actions of each Town Meeting session and is the keeper of the official minutes.
All matters of Town Meeting business are included in the Warrant. Each item of business is called a Warrant article. The Select Board determines the content and order of articles in the Warrant, and sets the deadline for closing the warrant.
The Town Moderator, who is elected by the voters for a one-year term, presides over the business and conduct of Town Meeting. Operating procedures and rules are dictated by statute, by-laws, or tradition. Citizens may address the Town Meeting when recognized by the Moderator. Voters may make motions and may participate in votes taken.
VOTER REGISTRATION
The Town Clerk's office will be 10 days prior to Annual and Special Town Meetings to register voters.
Residents who are not registered voters will NOT be allowed to vote.
Voters must have been REGISTERED prior to Friday, June 7, 2024 at 5:00pm for the Annual Town Meeting
A voter registration session will be held on Friday June 7, 2024 from 9:00am - 11:00am and 3:00pm-5:00pm at the Whately Town Offices.
Amy Lavallee, Town Clerk, would like to announce that voter registration in Whately has never been easier than it is today! All residents of Whately (18 years of age and over) who are not already registered voters must be registered to vote as follows:
In Person: You may visit the Town Clerk’s Office in Whately located at 4 Sandy Lane and complete a voter registration form in person- please call ahead.
Mail-In Voter Registration: Mail-in voter registration forms are available at the Whately Town Offices Clerk’s Office. Mail-in voter registration forms may also be obtained by calling the State Elections Division at (800) 462-VOTE or visiting the website - click here. In addition, the state registries of motor vehicles, social services agencies and military recruitment offices provide voter registration services.
Online Voter Registration: You may also register using the NEW Online Voter Registration System at www.RegisterToVoteMA.com To submit an online application, you must have a valid driver’s license, learner’s permit, or non-driver ID issued by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RVM). You must also have a signature on file with the RMV. If you do not have an RMV ID, you may still use the online system to create an application. PRINT and sign the completed form, and then mail or bring it to your local election official. The online system will allow you to: apply to register to vote in Massachusetts, change your name or address for voter registration purposes, enroll in a political party, change your party enrollment, or unenroll from a party.
Registered Voters: Voters are required to return the Census form annually to retain their “Active” status on the voter list. If you are a registered voter and do not respond to the census, the Board of Registrars is required by law to move you to the “INACTIVE VOTER LIST” (MGL, Ch 51,§4). You will still be eligible to vote in Whately, but only after completing an “Affirmation of Current & Continuous Residence” form and showing evidence (i.e. driver’s license or other acceptable documentation) when you go to Town Meeting.