[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Winchendon as Art. 1 of the Bylaws. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Added 2-7-1922; amended 6-14-1999; 5-17-2021 ATM by Art. 22; 5-19-2025 ATM by Art. 26]
Every Town Meeting shall be notified by posting attested copies of the warrant calling the same at the Town Hall, Library and in a public place in each precinct in Winchendon at least seven days before the Annual Town Meeting and at least 14 days before a Special Town Meeting. Immediately upon the posting of the warrant, copies shall be provided to citizens on request and the warrant shall be posted on any Town electronic bulletin board and on the Town website.
The Annual Town Election shall be held on the first Monday in May. The Annual Town Meeting for appropriating such sums of money as may be necessary for Town purposes, and for transacting such other business as may legally be brought before it, shall be held no earlier than the first Monday in May and no later than the second Monday in June at a date to be determined by the Board of Selectmen.
A. 
All questions submitted for the consideration of the Town shall be in writing when so required by the Moderator.
B. 
Massachusetts General Laws specifically exempt the Town Meeting from the Open Meeting Law (MGL c. 30A, §§ 18 through 25). To ensure proper voting procedures, a person who is neither a registered voter nor a Town official shall be restricted to a clearly defined section of the hall.
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The powers and duties of the presiding officer not especially provided for by law, or this bylaw or by the foregoing rules shall be determined by the rules of practice contained in Robert's Rules of Order, so far as they are adapted to the conditions and powers of the Town.
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A motion to reconsider a vote already taken may be made only for a bona fide reason, as determined by the Moderator, such as information that was not known to the meeting at the time the vote was taken or the effect of subsequent meeting action. Passage of a motion to reconsider will require a simple majority if the action is moved within one hour of meeting time after the original vote and a two-thirds vote if moved thereafter. No vote may be reconsidered more than once.
E. 
On matters requiring a two-thirds vote by statute a count need not be taken.
[Amended 5-11-1998]
[Amended 3-1998; 5-17-2021 ATM by Art. 22]
The number of voters necessary to constitute a quorum at any Town Meeting shall be not less than 75 persons currently registered as voters of the Town of Winchendon; provided, however, that a number less than a quorum may, from time to time, adjourn the meeting.