[Amended by Ch. 31 of the Acts of 2018; 5-9-2023 by Ch. 83, Acts of 2024; 5-8-2026 by Ch. 74, Acts of 2026]
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The regular election for all town offices shall be by official ballot held on the third Tuesday in May of each year. The select board may change the date of the town elections due to reasons relating to public health, safety and welfare; provided, however, that the new date is in conformity with state law.
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Any person duly elected to any office or board shall take up the duties of their office immediately; provided, however, that they first shall have been sworn to the faithful performances of their duties.
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All General Law provisions with regard to Town elections shall apply.
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All elections for Town officers shall be nonpartisan, and election ballots for Town officers shall be printed without any political party mark, emblem, vignette, or designation whatsoever.
[Amended 5-9-2023 by Ch. 83, Acts of 2024; 5-8-2026 by Ch. 74, Acts of 2026]
3-4-1 
An elected officer of the town may be recalled and removed from public office by the voters of the town as herein provided. Any voter of the town may file with the select board a petition containing the name and title of the elective officer whose removal is sought together with a statement of the grounds for their removal. Said petition shall be filed with said select board and shall be signed in ink or indelible pencil by qualified voters of the town equal in number to not less than 12 per cent of the voters registered at the last regular municipal election; provided, however, that no recall petition may be filed against any officer until the officer shall have held the officer’s office before the taking of such vote. Said recall vote shall be called and conducted in the same manner as is provided by the General Laws for the call and conduct of a special election.
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If, within 5 business days after receipt of the petition, the select board shall determine the petition and affidavits to be sufficient, a recall vote shall be taken within 110 days but not sooner than 90 days after such final determination; provided, however, that no such vote shall be taken if the term of office of such elective official is set to expire within 150 days after such determination or if such elective officer shall resign from such office before the taking of such vote. Said recall vote shall be called and conducted in the same manner as is provided by the General Laws for the call and conduct of a special election.
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The form of the question to be voted upon shall be substantially as follows: "Shall (here insert the name and title of the elective officer whose recall is sought) be recalled?" A majority vote of the voters to recall such elective officer shall not be effective unless not less than 12 per cent of the electorate entitled to vote on the question shall have voted. Recall of such elective officer shall become effective upon certification of the results of the voting thereon, regardless of any technical deficiency in the recall petition. If any elective officer is recalled, the vacancy created thereby shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of this charter and the General Laws.
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No person, having been recalled or having resigned from office while recall proceedings were pending against the person, shall be appointed to any Town office within two years following said recall or resignation.