The Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the fourth Monday of April each year. The Special Annual Fall Meeting shall be held at 7:00 in the evening on the fourth Monday in October of each year.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Ayer 6-15-2020 ATM by Art. 32. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Every Town Meeting shall be notified by posting attested copies of the warrant calling the same in three or more public places, one of which shall be the Town Hall. Notice of the Annual Town Meeting shall be posted seven days at least before the day appointed for said meeting; and notice of a Special Town Meeting must be posted at least 14 days before the meeting.
The Annual Town Election shall be held on the second Tuesday of May, with the polls open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The number of voters necessary to constitute a quorum at Town Meetings shall be 50.
Attendance at Town Meetings shall be limited to registered voters, except that other specifically named persons shall be admitted upon request of any election officer of the Town, or by vote of the meeting, and school children of the Town may be admitted to a separate section reserved for them when space is available therefor.
If in consideration of a warrant article at Town Meeting a two-thirds vote is required by statute for passage of such article, the Moderator may declare the vote to be a two-thirds vote without a count; provided, however, that if the vote is immediately questioned by one or more voters, a count shall be taken.