The Town Warrant is the listing of all of the items, or Articles, that Town Meeting will discuss and decide (by vote). All matters voted upon at the Town Meeting must have been properly posted and included in the Town Warrant. Otherwise, the Commonwealth's Attorney General's office will strike them, and they will not become local law.

The Warrant is published and sent to voters by 7 days prior to the Annual Town Meeting, and 14 days prior to a Special Town Meeting. (Town Warrants will soon be available on this Web site.)

Although Town Boards and Committees most frequently sponsor the Articles, citizens have the power to forward their own. For the Annual Town Meeting, 10 registered voters need to submit a written request to the Board of Selectmen that an article be inserted in the Warrant; in the case of Special Town Meetings, the request must come from 100 registered voters. The Town Clerk's office or the Board of Selectmen can provide additional details. Because voters have the right to submit their issues to Town Meetings, the Town Warrant reflects another important opportunity for citizen participation in the governance of the Town.

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