HomeMy WebLinkAboutRequired Voter Information Sheet Regarding 2022 Annual Town Election Ballot Question (PDF)INFORMATION FOR VOTERS
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION FOR THE
TOWN OF NANTUCKET
MAY 10, 2022
7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
BALLOT QUESTION INFORMATION SHEET
At the 2022 annual town election, the following charter amendment question will appear
on the ballot. Below you will find the form of the question that will appear on the ballot, a
summary of what the charter amendment question would do, and the effects of a “yes” vote and
a “no” vote on this question, which will allow all registered voters to adequately prepare for this
ballot question at the election.
Please contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 508-228-7216, located at 16 Broad Street in
Nantucket, Massachusetts, if you have any questions regarding voter registration, early voting,
or the Annual Town Election generally.
Ballot Question No. 12:
Amendment to the Nantucket Town Charter
Form of the Question:
Shall the Town of Nantucket approve the charter amendment proposed by Town Meeting
summarized below?
Summary of the Question:
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 43B, Section 10, allows Town Meeting to vote to amend
the Town’s Charter. On June 5, 2021, the Annual Town Meeting voted to adopt the Charter
amendment. The vote on the motion pursuant to Article 96, as moved by the Finance
Committee, was Yes: 668, No: 24, which passed by more than the necessary two-thirds vote.
The Charter Amendment is conditioned upon the voters approving the same at this 2022 Annual
Town Election.
The Proposal will amend Section 2.5 of the Town Charter which currently requires that the
Select Board publish the Town Meeting warrant with the recommendations of the Finance
Committee by mailing a copy of such warrant to the address or postal box of each registered
voter at least seven days prior to the Town Meeting. The amendment will increase the length of
time for the mailing from seven to fourteen days.
Effect of Your Vote:
A “YES” vote on this Ballot Question would be in favor of approving this amendment to the Charter.
A “NO” vote on this Ballot Question would be opposed to approving this amendment to the Charter.