2023 Annual Town Meeting

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DATE: MONDAY, MAY 1, 2023
Continuation Dates: Tuesday, May 2; Wednesday, May 3 and Monday, May 8

TIME: 7:30 PM

LOCATION: L-SRHS AUDITORIUM
390 Lincoln Road

WARRANT Contains detailed information about all Town Meeting articles. Mailed to all Sudbury households.		LIVE BROADCAST Town Meeting will be televised on: Comcast: Channel 8 Verizon: Channels 30, 31 & 2130 SudburyTV Live Stream		VAN TRANSPORTATION Accessible van transportation is available. REGISTRATION REQUIRED by 4/26/23. 978-443-3055 or senior@sudbury.ma.us.

TOWN MEETING INFORMATION

• Prepare for Town Meeting
  • NEW Electronic Voting (Voting by Clicker)
  • What’s on the Warrant?
  • Making a Presentation
  • Van Transportation
  • Hearing & Sight Impairments
• Absentee Voting – Not available at Town Meeting
• Town Meeting Procedure
• Voter Registration- Due by Friday, April 21, 2023 for this Town Meeting

PREPARE FOR TOWN MEETING

Electronic Voting (Voting by Clicker) NEW

Starting with the May 1, 2023 Annual Town Meeting, voters will be using a wireless remote clicker to cast their vote. Please see Introducing Electronic Voting at Town Meeting for details.

Click here to watch a video introduction to Electronic Voting with Town Manager Andy Sheehan and Town Clerk Beth Klein produced by SudburyTV.

What’s on the Warrant?

Learn more about the Articles that are up for debate at Annual Town Meeting. Go to https://sudbury.ma.us/townmeeting/tmarticles/ and select “TM-2023” from the pulldown menu. Here you will find all of the articles on the Town Meeting warrant. Simply click on an article name for more details.

Making a Presentation

Anyone wishing to present at Town Meeting is asked to complete an on-line Meeting Presentation Form by Friday, April 28.

Van Transportation

The Senior Center will be offering wheelchair-accessible Sudbury Connection Van service to Annual Town Meeting. Riders who are not already registered should apply and register by April 26. In addition, those registered with GoSudbury may use their allotted Uber rides for Town Meeting.  For details, please contact the Senior Center at 978-443-3055 or senior@sudbury.ma.us. 

Hearing & Sight Impairments – Accessibility

Those with hearing and vision impairments are encouraged to sit in designated areas by the front of the stage. Closed captioning screens will be available, and a web link to the Closed Captioning will also be available for those who wish to use their phone or device to view the captions.

For more details on Accessibility at Town Meeting, please see Town Meeting Accommodations & Access Information 2023.

Persons requiring an accommodation in order to attend Town Meeting are urged to contact the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055 or senior@sudbury.ma.us by Friday, April 28 at 12PM.

ABSENTEE VOTING

Please note, there is no remote or absentee voting at Town Meeting. Absentee voting is possible during elections, which use ballots as the voting mechanism. There are no ballots at a Town Meeting as Motions are made on the floor of Town Meeting and may differ from the Article presented in the warrant. Thus, Town Meeting votes must be taken in person.

TOWN MEETING PROCEDURE

Click below, or see the Summary of Basic Town Meeting Procedures at the front of the Town Meeting Warrant to learn more about Town Meeting.
Citizen’s Guide to Town Meetings
Town Meeting Bylaws 

VOTER REGISTRATION

A resident must be registered to vote by Friday, April 21, 2023 in order to vote at 2023 Annual Town Meeting. Check your voter registration status here.

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