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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAd Hoc Comm on Eff Town Mtg Votes - misc correspondencevzg n e ...... .... THE GENERAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS House of Representatives Committee on Wa and Means STATE HOUSE, BOSTON REP. LINCOLN P. COLE, JR. S 011 16 HILL STREET LEXINGTON, MASS. 02173 2�1 y�l �rp C, ; 7 G L ?Ve x `t T V h h 191 _ inf . ......... x l� 71 K" t 21 -7 -!:a 4i . ..... . Zjr, 73 P 2 �•.s:: •.� b ::fir' =� A -6 /7 -3 4 A k y / C, ''` a e l c L N A� C R A to& 41 V A J T Gr �el 05, .. . .... ....... ... .... a y 11 3 1 9 7 3 s M M 31-CA a t i J' a n on 1, vUZ,3, 02173 I)ezar Mr, M("11-jaughl in:'. T'I'lle attached vote was �!passe"31' at Ad, "ot-nbe-ned TEeown M e e 411- n g 11"t4 e 1 d o n Ap X, -i -1 -9 19 T, Ar 71 'd vote, I have been not,3'.-fl'An'd n-, a -cC..: -dz--tnzce,, with s eE -1 2� �'��' � � .�� �� a:�9w.5� 01 7V" th c b v 1[3' 1 n c o 1 n P. C-11 o 1 e Jj Modezrat-or that he I-Ir-ats -Lollowin Town ex-ttin IVI-eri ers -IL-.o the t-l"Xro, ittee4�, James M,, McLau Jose J,, Dow.ne A,,, '13:vrrie RE", nee T6.0 Cochi-In R. IlPaaie 55 Asbulr Streef,,.- I I imson Axrenrir--, S t 7.1 Wellin Lv-,,,ne 77 Part-vid RoapC"I" 215 Oakland Street Mr,,, (]ole hCas also appointed the followin voltl.--ers of t-Ane 'Ithis Coar LfC-tee--4 ZN nk-: M71 117 f ',irle S to 1 z 2139 Mznassachuse-,et-ts vencie: rose!..3h G Ste'nkraus 18 Srt'tli'th Avenue Your name be ing rnentioneed f r 1" t Will be your duty 0171, lCo ca-1-11. and a.rran for es. 4 J, 7 .Lrs - f-.-. meetin for or purposes in accolrdance wl"'I'-In the Genimx7al Laws of Plassac'4hus�+Clts' 1" n a n k -r a noi- a ozf-' Chap t e-L 39 xc ,,,, eep t eam,--a� 'Ice O fa� each )Doa.-t--d rzieeting shzt.12- be filed i.--he cle--r-k of t'lle MU'EME'Lkc P�-;,slj-Lt in Tp7hich the board a(--.-1!ts, and the notice or a cop th--c,:'�4,reof 0, sh-IC-LI1. at lecatst tiwent hours, -ILncIMda4.n Saturda 'u, n o Sunda and 3-Le holida '02:12-0'r to such meet-11-n pub.IIL1',--I'%1 Posted i'n 4Che office of such clerk o on t3ne,-7.� o : 5 C f 'I 'L -c'-- 1 11. 1 V board o-P such mun'c*paj-Ity'.,, 't -1- in fa S M LF! U a Pa 2 Miav 8 19 7 3 Plleazse st-C)" ?,4- mv Offi,-,e vour earliesit conven"el"llce SWO. .4 A o truiv y ours . Mcalr R,,, McDonou I r1lown C.-I-le-l-k E �11 C 0 This letter mailed toy ma 8, 1973 ­vote was •p4n,,Issed "--,,t 1:.he Adjourned Town sin ac,,,,:!or,1_11ance with sa d VO i- e ,�, T have been no-It, f ed bv Lincoln P Cole Jr, Mode ratorj that he has appo:Ln-z'-,,.s:,-,,!,d 45:ha erlba-ros to the cim 1.ttee., t ai Llow..M 1.1.70ve Mc .1-n _r J3­ e s Mo L,;*?,,u Josbph J, Down..e..., Bvrne Renee Coclfii I in W I I I'll Lan, R. P,-�ja 4� 441, e Mr w, R _!" town to t11`11310 S COMO I t. ,1,55'5) Asbur Stree-�'-. 1 Sti-imlson It erlue 77 2 -3.1.1in Lane 7 Partrid Road 25 a. f also tee 21319 Massachusetts Avvz��enue S-4irle lj[-o E-3-11C.-o.I.Lz Joseph Go Steinkraus 183, Sm-ilth' ?Nvenua In accordanc_ `11 be n" oti Lfi e dl b ,rou w... _.. ,C. 1 Oj- me.!4,etin ol'L. the §: iris oJE! the m1..Ow!,1_ of Lrlaxiln M j_j 4- claug1ili"n ofi.- the CIIIAL----� and -olace th zh W1 a s e ss In acco-'xr-'-dance with thle GeneraJ' _L�aws or ,in am em(Dx 'hapter 39,,, except C-17 .Ject"'on 213. of C-12L a nott.-ice of rk of the !r n boca�""-;'--�d mee4`n s'-%ali e "led wif, I sw ,`.h� the c e.L to-A J1. ZA, Pali' t in wh-'.-ch i;'1_he, bo'-rd ccts, and the notice or a .,-.;.*or-.y 4Chereof TC ,Saturdays but no-1- v z­ a ­f 'r,, u r ho, u r s. I n c .1 1 d J. n q s11,z:u4_ �2�. 9 a. t 2,Aaas twen,,­ unda s and le al. he, .1 _icla P r ab.-,�.r to me Ing, be� publ4cly posted 'in the off3-ce of st��ch clerk or on, [_.he� P r inc ipal off iclil_la 1-111- I C tyll 'IM bullet*n board o' S. fj awv Sto e S 4P T I -) I Ci n -0- m O+'T 'ice at y our ea—�Iest �� �.�..� � � �� � �x� n be sworn -IL Ver trul y ours, Ma'-E-V R. McDonou n Rne's April 18, 1973 Lincoln P. Cole, Jr., Moderator 16 Hill Strpet Le-xin M assachusetts 02173 Dear PIr Cole The following motion was passed under Article 86 at the Ad Town Iieetin held April 9, 1973.0 Carried b voice 170te. 104*634 P,, Me Yours ver trul Mar R, bfilcDonough, Town- Clerk James H. McLaughlin 55 Asbur Street Lexin g ton: IAA 02173 cC Stephen Michael Politi. Stephen W4 Doran Au 3r 1977 Town Meetin vote Recordin S James K. "Ib4cLau 55 Asbur Street Stephen Xidhael P0111ti 25 Deerin Avenue Stephen W. Doran 16 Villa Circle In accordance wiVa Section 2,. Article XII of the General BY-*Laws Of thi .Cown of 14xin y our name being mentioned -first, it will -be y our dut to call and arran for the first Meeting for 07.-Sanizatl*on purposeS4 I F IV X y IIL IMcDonoug C ar -,h, Town Clerk Ebert M, Hutchinson,, Jr,,, Town Mana Jan. 18, 1978 mown Meetaina, Recorded Vote I have met with Steve Doran regardirLg the use of computer punch cards to be V! ed for votin at town meetin and we d iscussed the following disaaVanta us L I 1. With our present s of roll call there is no expense involved, The new s would re the purchase of h t punch cards. T is new s is Pr ese n tl y bein used 'in the Town of Amherst and I have been told b the Amherst Town Clerk that she uses approximatel 3, 000 cards per meetin 2. These computer votin cards are permanent records and therefore eventuall would create a stora problem.. Stora problems alread exist in the Town Clerk Off ice due to the nature of the records re b law to be filed permanentl 'in this office. 3, If the computer count 'is different from the count g iven at town meetin when the moderator declares the motion adopted or defeated, a q uestion could arise re the le of the motion, 4. In accordance with our by-laws, our present s of a written or roll c vote shall be posted in Vae Town Office Bld for one week within twent hours of the vote. This does not pose any problem as a photo cop is made of m record made at tovrn meetin and posted the first thin the followin Wirin The official record its a permanent record,, There- is no stora problemp no expense and immediate voter identification. 5. Cards would have to be ke If this is done at the school, there could be a problem when there is a chan in the Town meetin Membersh' 311P This could, and has happened the da of town meetin 6. The used punch cards are the same 'as ballots and therefore must be treated as such, In order to be run throu a computer,, the must be taken to the computer center b someone from the Town Clerk's office who must wait until the run has been completed, makin sure that no card 'is mislaid. �r. This would be time consumin especiall when time . Is so valuable ri after town meetin 7. The time for each s would be approx3i-Matel the same at the town meetin 'if a recess was not called, Thi's seems to be a ver ne report but I fail to see an advanta in this new, s over what we alread have, I believe that Steve almost felt the same wa after our discussion. fi Mar R, McDonou Town Clerk 11 Iji 1! �� all � TOO. Mary McDon - ]ATE: 1/13/78 PAS E. 1 SUBJECT: Attached is some information that Steve Doran provided concerning Voter identification for roll call votes. we do not have the data processi capability for key .punch with any of the equipment that we own, but he Is going to pursue this with the school system where I am sure it is feasible. Could you please give me any comments that you have about this proposal. Robert M. Hutchinson. r Jr. Town Manager t'y: ..M't `� lam, ;. � -_ Jew; :. ?.... .. Co .. 1:t C-_3 TOWN OF LEXINGTON7 MASSACHUSETTS ARTICLE 62 AS PASSED AT THE ADJOURINIED TOWN MEETING HELD APRIL 4 1977 Article a2.. MOT-10N-. That the Moderator appoint a special ad ho,,1--1 stud char with explor-.n the P oSsibilit y of ins s 7 -ton Town tutin a new s o-"- ],fecordln votes for Le-xin Meetin and that such commitit-e.-De report back to -'Che- 1978 Annual Town Mee tin Carried b voice vote . -11. 1 -a 0 5 P , M - Lex'In Mass,,,, I Ma-2-- R. McDonou Town Clerk of th- Town of Lexin Massachusetts, do hereb certi'- the above:�, to be a true and exact- ,-op of Article 62 as nassed at the Adjourned Town Meet-in held 1-1 x April 4, 1977 and as carne appears on .-record.. Mar R,,, McDonou Town Clerk Lexin Massa,.,-.husetts TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS ARTICLE 62 AS PASSED AT THE. ADJOURNED. TOWN MEETING HELD APRIL 4, 1977 Arti 62 'MOT1ON : That the Moderator appoint a special ad hoc stu s , 7 committee , ch�.rged rit exploring the possibility of zn.sti�� toting a new system of recording votes for. Lexington Town f Meeting, aid that such com. m. t e report back to th 1 F A.nnua -. Town g ee tin,g , Carr by voice Grote . .: P . M . r F . Lexington, Mass. , August 3 , 197 I , M ary R. Mc T own Clerk of the Town. of L exington, M assachusetts . , do hereby certify the above to be a true and exact copy of Article 62 as passed at the Adjourned Town Meeting held April 4, 1977 and as sane ' appears on record. r _ Ma , Mary Ra M cDonough, 'Town Clerk - Lexington, Massachusetts J11(assac�usetts TOWN CLERK Ma 16, 1977 Stephen W. Doran 16 Villa Circle Lexin Massachusetts 02173 Dear Mt. Doran: It I s alwa nice to .hear fro someone from m hometown. of Lexin Enclosed is a cop of our Town B g overnin g tallied votes at all Town Meetin in Amherst. As y ou see, the tallied vote procedure is used onl after 40 members indicate they wish to use it. Ke and processin of - the cards .is done at the Computer Center at our Junior Hi School. A sample card --"-also used to g enerate address labels and lists of tower meetin members is enclosed:, alon with a sample printout of results of a vote at our current Annual Town Meetin We have found, so. far , that the tallied vote procedure has not been abused., la-vin been used primaril to tall votin records on ver controversial issues,, or those havin lon i W mpact on the Town. Ver trul y ours, 2,1 Estel_'Ie M. Matusko To-,: Clerk Amherst, Mass.. 5 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING November 4, 1974 Article 3.. . (League of Women voters ) To see if the Town will amend Article I, Section 6 of its by --laws by altering the section s-o that it reads as follows: "All votes unless otherwise provided for by law shall in the first instance be taken by 'ayes' and ' noes ' voice vote, Immediately following the voice vote at the request of any member and if 40 members manifest their concurrence, the vote of each member shall be tallied by the use of a card bearing his name and indicating his vote, each town meeting member rising and casting his own vote only, such cards to be collected . by the tellers and to be counted the count to be determinative of the question. If no member requests a tallied vote, following the voice vote, and if the Moderator is in. doubt as to the voice .vote, or if any member questions the voice vote, the vote shall . betaken by standing vote." VOTE under Article 3, voted that the 'down amend Article I., Section 6 of its by- - by altering the section so that it reads as follows- '.'All votes unless otherwise provided for by law sh.a . -1 in the first . instance be takes by 'ayes ' and 'noes' voice vote. Immediately following the voice vote at the request of any member and if 40 . members manifest their concurrence, the ,rote of each member shall be tallied by the use of a card bearing his name and indicating his vote, each town meeting member rising and casting his own vote only, such cards to be col .ected. by the - tellers and to be counted., the count to be determinative of the question.. If no member request -s a tallied vote following the - voice vote, and if the Moderator zs in doubt as to the voice vote, or if any member questions the voice vote, the vote shall be taken by standing vote." YES - 100 No -- 79 A true copy, attest. Estelle M. 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D \J 7 I # K \i (7 y s 2. q Y r- .` .,,.,.,..,r.�_ �. ......_�.. �..r .. ,�- ----'� ��� ^� � _ " _..� ..._.�...:.,.�_ ter �- Tafuxt vf X exin 's toxc, ' fflaosar 4 usets MEMORANDUM &Ul 4 AV DATE: t ;P ? PAG SUBJECT: � �� 400ok 1TO v a - —— Ado% i4r9lio s/jlAVVV 1 117 :-Barbara A. Smith Assistant Town Clerk �� IF 7 Jul 14, 1977 Mr, Stephen Idichael Politi 25 Deering. Avenue Lexil ngton,# Massachusetts Please be advised that on July 13, 1977 1 received notice from the Moderator,, Lincoln P. Cole Jr., that he has appointed y ou as a member of the Committee authorized under Article 62 of the 1977 Annual Town Meetin and that such committee report back to the 1978 Annual Town Meetin Would You Please call at the ..Town Clerk's office at your earliest convenience to be sworn to the faithful performance of your duties, . Very trul y ours, Barbara A. Smith Assistant Town Clerk 7 7 JU1Y 15, 1977 Stephen W. Doran 16 Vktlaage Circle Lexington, Massachusetts ZM10'a Please be advised.. that on Jul 13,, 1977 1 rece'ved notice from. the Moderator,, Lincoln::­..,_.. Cole,, Jr.,r that he has appointed y ou as a member of the committee authorized under Article 62 of the 1977 Annual Town Meeting and that such committee report -back to the 1978 Annual Town Meeting. Would you P lease call at the--,Town Clerk's office at y our earl-lest convenience to be sworn to the fa ithful p erformance O= your duties,