2024 Annual Town Meeting

DATE: MONDAY, MAY 6, 2024
Continuation Dates: Tuesday, May 7; Wednesday, May 8 and Monday, May 13

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. See the Warrant Web Edition for accessible content or download Warrant pdf.		LIVE BROADCAST Town Meeting will be televised on Comcast: Channels 8 & 1074 Verizon: Channels 31 & 2130 SudburyTV Live Stream Click on either the Government or HD Stream		VAN TRANSPORTATION Accessible van transportation is available. REGISTRATION REQUIRED by 4/26/24. 978-443-3055 or senior@sudbury.ma.us.

TOWN MEETING INFORMATION

• Prepare for Town Meeting
  • What’s on the Warrant?
  • Making a Presentation
  • Van Transportation
  • Hearing & Sight Impairments
  • Electronic Voting (Voting by Clicker)
  • Refreshments
  • Volunteers
• Absentee Voting – Not available at Town Meeting
• Town Meeting Procedure
• Voter Registration- Due by Friday, April 26, 2024 for this Town Meeting

PREPARE FOR TOWN MEETING

What’s on the Warrant?

Learn more about the issues which will be taken up at Town Meeting.

Town Meeting At-A-Glance – This brief guide offers summaries of Town Meeting warrant articles, along with links to more detailed information.

Town Meeting Articles – 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, May 3 at 12PM.

Van Transportation

The Sudbury Connection van service, through the Sudbury Senior Center and MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA), will provide free accessible transportation to and from Town Meeting. If you are a registered rider, please reserve a ride to Sudbury Town Meeting by Thursday, May 2 at 4:00 PM by calling 508-820-4650. If you are not registered as a rider, please contact the Sudbury Senior Center to register at 978-443-3055 and complete an application by Wednesday, May 1 at 4:00 PM. 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 those who wish to use their phone or device to view the captions may do so at https://sudbury.ma.us/townmeeting/captions.

For more details on Accessibility at Town Meeting, please see Town Meeting Accommodations & Access Information 2024 or read the Additional Access Information 2024 section of the warrant.

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 Tuesday, April 30 at 4PM.

Electronic Voting (Voting by Clicker)

Sudbury voters use a wireless remote clicker to cast their vote at Town Meeting. Please see Electronic Voting at Town Meeting for details.

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

Refreshments

Snacks will be available for sale in the foyer by the auditorium. Proceeds from refreshment sales will go to supporting local scout groups.

Thank you to BSA Troop 65 for holding a snacks fundraiser on Mon, May 6 and Girl Scout Troop 82452 for holding a bake sale fundraiser on Tues, May 7.

Volunteers – Microphones

4-6 volunteers are needed each night of Town Meeting (approximately 7-10pm) to help pass microphones to voters who are called on to speak.

Sign Up Today!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D44A4AE2DAAF5C61-49252697-sudbury

Thank you to BSA Troop 65 and all the other scouts and volunteers who help make Town Meeting debate run more smoothly!

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 26, 2024 in order to vote at 2024 Annual Town Meeting. Check your voter registration status.

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