On Mon, Dec 11, 2023, 9:55 PM Garrick Niemiec <garrickniemiec...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It does not work...it's been tried here many times... > > On Mon, Dec 11, 2023, 9:17 PM Anne Warner <warneran...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I’ve said this before and I will say it again: if there is an issue that >> anyone believes should go to a town-wide ballot and for whatever reason it >> is before town meeting, all that needs to happen is this: someone should >> get up to the microphone at Town Meeting and say “I move that the Town >> Meeting decide that this issue shall not be decided by the Town Meeting, >> but rather submitted to a town wide ballot.” Someone should then >> immediately second the motion. By Robert’s Rules of Order, the next >> speakers at the meeting may ONLY address the motion (whether there should >> be a town wide ballot) until a vote on that motion is held. If the >> discussion gets too long, or if anyone wants to cut it short for whatever >> reason, the next speaker should say “I call the question”. At that point a >> vote MUST be had on the underlying motion re the town wide ballot. >> >> While the non-representative town meeting may be outmoded for today’s >> busy world, if you know how it works and you are able to coordinate, you >> can make things happen efficiently. >> >> I learned these things while a Selectman of the Town of Belmont, and they >> work. >> >> Anne Warner >> >> - Sent from iPhone. Typed by thumb. Excuse misspellings! >> >> On Dec 11, 2023, at 8:33 PM, Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Most towns do NOT do this. >> Laws which govern Open Town Meeting towns are the determining factors. >> Perhaps all who want to come up with some new concepts should get >> together, like LRHA, and research and propose to the town. >> That would be really instructive and constructive. >> >> March will have a ballot, in addition to the TM vote -to approve the $$ >> for the Community Center. >> One could skip TM and simply vote at the ballot box the following Monday. >> >> Again, I urge all who are interested in this issue to form a study group >> and see what options are available. >> >> >> ------ >> Sara Mattes >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 11, 2023, at 8:09 PM, Garrick Niemiec <garrickniemiec...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I couldn't disagree more...we need to make voting accessable...time for >> change Sara.. time for change now. Let us vote electronically...all of us >> remotely. C'mon most towns do it now. >> >> New comers including my family all recognize this! >> >> The system is sooo antiquated. >> >> Join us now before the march town meeting fails us again! Again and >> again and again! >> >> As a good friend said at STM we are not spending our money wisely! You >> know that...a school project for 30M turns into 100 M. Driven by current >> Lincoln politics including selects. Yikes! >> >> Now RLF is bankrupt? What's going on here. We're in a tailspin. Any >> ideas? >> >> On Mon, Dec 11, 2023, 6:53 PM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Garrick, >>> Town Meeting is open to all who care enough to attend. >>> It not a drive-by! >>> When people make noise about wanting a secret ballot at a ballot box, >>> there is no evidence that indicates a huge leap in participation! >>> I don’t like the way thing unfolded or the (predictable) outcome, but it >>> was not because voting was not available tall. >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Sara Mattes >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 11, 2023, at 5:53 PM, Garrick Niemiec < >>> garrickniemiec...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> 5000 are registered voters...this is NOT the Lincoln way!!! >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >>
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