SPECIAL ELECTION: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2019
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING #2: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019
The Town of Easton will hold TWO Special Town Meetings and a Special Election this fall.
Monday, October 28: Special Town Meeting #1 – Debt Exclusion Appropriation and Authorization for the Easton Early Elementary School (EES) Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Project
The first Special Town Meeting will be held on Monday, October 28, 2018 at 7:00 PM in the Ames Sports Complex, Stonehill College, 320 Washington Street. This meeting will focus solely on the Easton Early Elementary School (EES) Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Project appropriation. Local approval of funding for the EES Project is a two-step process in which BOTH votes must be approved by voters of Easton in order for the project to continue, this Special Town Meeting is step one. The last day to register to vote at this Special Town Meeting was Friday, October 18th.
The warrant for this Special Town Meeting is available online and hard copies of the warrant are available at the Town Offices. A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING INFORMATION GUIDE is also available with details on parking, babysitting, the check-in process, and voting procedures, as well as a campus map.
Town Officials have recorded a Special Town Meeting 2019 Preview video to help you prepare:
Tuesday, November 5: Special Town Election – Debt Exclusion for the Easton Early Elementary School (EES) Project
The Special Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5th from 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM at Oliver Ames High School, 100 Lothrop Street. Residents will vote whether to approve funding for the Easton Early Elementary School Project, via debt exclusion override. Local approval of funding for the EES Project is a two-step process in which BOTH votes must be approved by voters of Easton in order for the project to continue, this Special Election is step two. The last day to register to vote in this Special Town Election was Wednesday, October 16th.
For complete information about the Easton Early Elementary School Project visit the project website: www.eastoneesproject.com. Residents can also get information and tax calculations for the proposed debt exclusion override for their property at www.easton.ma.us/eesproject.
Tuesday, November 12: Special Town Meeting #2
The second Special Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 7:00 PM at the Oliver Ames High School Auditorium, 100 Lothrop Street. This meeting will focus on the routine but important town business conducted each fall at Special Town Meeting. The last day to register to vote at this Special Town Meeting is Friday, November 1st at 8:00 PM. The warrant for this Special Town Meeting is available online and hard copies of the warrant are available at the Town Offices.
To register to vote and for more Easton voter information, including precinct information, a sample ballot, and to apply for an absentee ballot (available for the Special Town Election only, not Town Meeting), please click here.
Draft versions of the warrant for the Special Town Meeting are available on our Minutes on Demand webapge at http://eastontownma.minutesondemand.com/ and click "Town Meeting Warrant Drafts"To view past town meeting warrants and their results, please visit our Minutes on Demand webpage at http://eastontownma.minutesondemand.com/ and click "Town Meeting Warrant Results"
Information About Town Meeting Government
From the Secretary of the Commonwealth: "The purest form of democratic governing is practiced in a Town Meeting. In use for over 300 years and still today, it has proven to be a valuable means for many Massachusetts taxpayers to voice their opinions and directly effect change in their communities. Here in this ancient American assembly, you can make your voice heard as you and your neighbors decide the course of the government closest to you." Click here for more information about taking part in Town Meeting!