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Under the Open Meeting Law, the public is permitted to attend meetings of public bodies but is excluded from an executive session that is called for a valid purpose listed in the law. While the public is permitted to attend an open meeting, an individual may not address the public body without permission of the chair.
Under the Open Meeting Law, the public is permitted to attend meetings of public bodies but is excluded from an executive session that is called for a valid purpose listed in the law. While the public is permitted to attend an open meeting, an individual may not address the public body without permission of the chair.
In an Open Town Meeting form of government, every registered voter may attend, speak and vote. Under state law, attendance must be in person; no absentee voting is permitted in a Massachusetts Town Meeting. State law also requires the Town to hold at least one Town Meeting each year in the spring.
A Town Meeting is both an event and an entity. As an event, it is a gathering of a town's eligible voters, and is referred to as “the Town Meeting.” As an entity, it is the legislative body for towns in Massachusetts, and is referred to simply as “Town Meeting.” So you may say, “I went to the Town Meeting.
Find answers to the most commonly asked questions about the open meeting law. Answers are categorized by topic. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact us at 617-963-2540 or at openmeeting@state.ma.
Town Meeting is the business meeting of the town and TM members are the legislative branch of the town government. Only registered voters of the town are allowed to vote. A quorum of at least 100 voters is required to conduct business.
What's a representative Town Meeting? In a representative Town Meeting, also called a limited Town Meeting, all of the town's vot- ers may vote for what are called Town Meeting Members. After the voters elect the Town Meeting Members, the Town Meeting Members conduct and vote on the rest of the Town Meeting's business.
Unlike representative town meeting where only elected representatives can participate in the governing assembly, any town voter may participate in an open town meeting. This form is distinct from town hall meetings held by elected officials to communicate with their constituents, which have no decision-making power.