The purpose of Town Meetings is to allow voters to exercise their powers under the Town Meeting- Select Board - Town Manager form of government and to provide for the election of municipal officers and other elected officials, appropriation of funds, approval of warrants, adoption of ordinances and any other business that may legally come before the meeting. The Town meeting serves as the municipal legislative body for the Town.
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Eligibility of voters shall be as determined by the Statutes of the State of Maine. Title 21-A M.R.S.A. § 111 sets forth the general qualifications for voting. Briefly, voter qualifications relate to citizenship (U.S.), age (18 or older), voting residence (a person must have established and maintain a "voting residence" in the municipality in which the person seeks to vote), and registration as a voter in the municipality in which a person seeks to vote. Title 21-A M.R.S.A. § 112 defines "residence" as follows: The residence of a person is that place where the person has established a fixed and principal home to which the person, whenever temporarily absent, intends to return.
Provisions of the Laws of the State of Maine relating to the qualifications of voters, registration, the manner of voting, the duties of elected officers and officials and all other particulars respective to preparation for, conduct of and management of elections, as far as they may be applied, shall govern all Town elections. Title 30-A M.R.S.A. as amended shall govern the manner of voting in Town elections, provided that all voting shall henceforth be conducted by secret ballot pursuant to the provisions of § 2528 thereof. All items subject to voting on any Town warrant will deem to have passed upon receiving a plurality of votes cast on the item. In addition, voting on budgetary matters shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 503 of this Charter.
The Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the second Tuesday of June, unless special circumstances, such as a state of emergency, cause the date to be changed. Notice of a Town Meeting shall be conspicuously posted in at least two public places and on the Town website (townofogunquit.org), at least 30 calendar days in advance of the voting day. Notice of the meeting shall also be posted on the public access channel (WOGT) at least 30 calendar days in advance of the voting day.
Town Meetings shall be initiated and conducted in the manner provided by applicable State Statutes. A quorum for the purpose of conducting the business and exercising all the powers of the Town Meeting shall consist of a number of eligible votes cast equal to at least 25% of the number of eligible votes cast in the Town at the last gubernatorial election.
The Select Board may call a Special Town Meeting whenever deemed necessary or on petition of the voters. If the petitioned Article does not call for an illegal act and the Select Board refuses to call a Special Town Meeting, it may be called by a notary public in the county on the written petition of a number of voters equal to at least 10% of the number of votes cast in the Town at the last gubernatorial election.
Notice of a Special Town Meeting shall be conspicuously posted in at least two public places and on the town website (townofogunquit.org), at least 30 calendar days in advance of the voting day. Notice of the meeting shall also be posted on the public access channel (WOGT) at least 30 calendar days in advance of the voting day; and in compliance with applicable State Statutes. A quorum for a Special Town Meeting shall be 25% of eligible votes cast in the Town at the last gubernatorial election.
Article(s) for the warrant of any Town Meeting may be requested of the Select Board. The article(s) may be inserted in the warrant of an Annual or Special Town Meeting upon receipt of the written petition of a number of voters equal to at least 10% of the number of votes cast in the Town at the last gubernatorial election but in no case less than 10. If a petitioned article calls for an illegal act, the Select Board may refuse to put it on the warrant since it would not be effective if adopted. If the petitioned Article does not call for an illegal act and the Select Board refuses to place a petitioned article on the warrant, a notary public in the county may call a Special Town Meeting to vote on the petitioned article on the written petition of a number of voters equal to at least 10% of the number of votes cast in the Town at the last gubernatorial election.