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Town of Barre, MA
Worcester County
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[Adopted 3-13-1978 ATM, Art. 6]
[Amended 6-15-2021 ATM, Art. 21]
The rules contained in the current edition of Town Meeting Time: A Handbook of Parliamentary Law shall be the parliamentary rules of procedure governing all the Town Meetings in the Town of Barre in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the bylaws, if any, or the special rules of order, if any, previously adopted by the Town of Barre in Town Meeting assembled.
[Added 11-23-2009 STM, Art. 10]
A. 
If requested by a vote of 10% or more of the voters then present and voting at any Town Meeting, the vote that records the position of each registered vote on a particular motion shall be by ballot vote. Request for this ballot method of voting shall be made by a motion duly made and seconded, at any time prior to the vote taken by the Moderator, and shall not be debated, amended or reconsidered.
B. 
In the event of a ballot vote, all voters will be directed by the Moderator and/or the Town Clerk regarding the process to cast their ballot.