[Adopted 4-25-1984 ATM by Art. 23]
Each person who shall offer a motion to act affirmatively upon
any of the subjects set forth in the warrant for an annual or special
town meeting shall declare to the voters present at said town meeting
that said motion is identical word-for-word with the substantive portion
of the article then under consideration as printed in the warrant
or shall point out all differences in wording between the motion offered
and the substantive portion of the article; otherwise, said motion
shall not be debated, amended or acted upon; provided, however, that
if the voters shall vote to pass said motion, the failure of the moving
party to comply with the requirements of this section shall not invalidate
their act.
All officials, boards, commissions, committees and other governmental
bodies which insert articles in the warrant, as well as all petitioners,
shall inform town meeting members of any motion(s) differing from
the article as printed in the warrant by:
1.
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Preparing the motion(s) in time for the warrant hearing and
making copies available to persons attending the hearing;
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2.
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Posting the motion(s) at the Town Building and the two libraries
no less than seven days prior to town meeting; and
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3.
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Providing copies of the motion(s) at town meeting before the
article is to be considered.
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