Politics & Government
Voting Machines to Make Town Meeting Debut on Monday
Moderator Bruce Ramsey said that two voting machines will be used to tally the vote at Monday night's Special Town Meeting in Hamilton.
Votes will be tallied using a voting machine for the first time ever at Town Meeting next Monday night in Hamilton.
Moderator Bruce Ramsey told the Board of Selectmen on Monday night that the cafeteria at , where the will be held, will be arranged to have voters pick up a ballot that simple has a “yes” and “no” box to fill in.
The only question will be to .
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“We’ll get a much, much quicker count,” Ramsey said, adding that the tally will be more accurate too.
The ballot vote will also in the room to be counted twice by the tellers – a problem that arose last fall and .
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Ramsay also said he would be “very firm” on the time limits for presenters and speakers. Presentations will be limited to 10 minutes and three minutes for speakers.
“That applies to everybody, including everybody in this room,” Ramsay told the Board of Selectmen on Monday.
Town Manager Michael Lombardo also said that Town Meeting floor debate should revolve around the facts.
“Some of the comments made toward the end of the dragged it to a place it should not go,” Lombardo said.
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