[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Groveland as Ch. 2, Art. II, of the General Bylaws. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Every Town Meeting shall be notified by posting copies of the warrant calling the same, in not less than three public places in the Town, 14 days at least before the day appointed for said meeting; one of said copies to be posted in that part of the Town known as "Savaryville," one in that part of Town known as the "Village," and one in that part of the Town known as "South Groveland."
A. 
The checklist of registered voters shall be used for admission to every Special and Annual Town Meeting, and the monies necessary to pay the checkers shall be taken from the election and registration account.
B. 
No person not listed on the checklist of registered voters shall be admitted to the hall wherein the Town Meeting is being held, except as approved by the Meeting, and the Moderator shall determine the bounds of the hall. The warrant for an Annual or Special Town Meeting may specify that the meeting is to be held in a suitable auditorium or other facility in any of the contiguous towns or city.
[Amended 4-24-2000]
A quorum at any Annual or Special Town Meeting shall consist of not less than 100 legal voters of the Town.
Town Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of parliamentary practice as set forth in "Town Meeting Time" by Richard B. Johnson, Benjamin A. Trustman and Charles Y. Wadsworth. On matters requiring a 2/3 vote of Town Meeting by statute, a count need not be taken unless the vote so declared is immediately questioned by seven or more voters as provided in MGL c. 39, § 15.
A. 
Voting by Town Meeting members shall, at the discretion of the Moderator:
(1) 
Utilize electronic voting technology, when available; or
(2) 
Be by a show of hands; or
(3) 
Be by other means as authorized by the Moderator and approved by vote of 2/3 of the Town Meeting members present and voting; or
(4) 
Be as hereinafter provided.
B. 
Upon motion affirmatively voted by 2/3 of the Town Meeting members present and voting, a vote shall be taken by secret ballot.