Join the community!

Login, register or Connect to comment.

City

Poland voters make charter changes

Published on Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 at 12:12 am | Last updated on Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:09 pm

POLAND — Voters on Tuesday approved all seven amendments proposed to the town charter.

According to town officials, the amendments were primarily minor revisions that sought to correct problems, such as incorrectly numbered sections and paragraphs, or to clarify a few interpretation issues.

For example, the charter requires the presence of 100 registered voters in order for votes on spending articles at town meeting to be valid. Some residents questioned whether the 100 registered voter requirement meant that 100 registered voters had to be present at the opening of polls for the town election at 8 a.m. on Friday — the technical opening of Poland's two-day annual town meeting. The proposed revision made it clear that 100 registered voters are required for action taken at Saturday's business session to be valid.

In order to make comments, you must verify your account.

In order to comment on SunJournal.com, you must use your real name and include the town in which you live in your profile. A member of our staff will call you to verify this information. To join in, fill out your user profile completely and check the box "please verify my status." We'll get back to you within one business day to verify your account.

Login or create an account here.

Our policy prohibits comments that are:

  • Defamatory, abusive, obscene, racist, or otherwise hateful
  • Excessively foul and/or vulgar
  • Inappropriately sexual
  • Baseless personal attacks or otherwise threatening
  • Contain illegal material, or material that infringes on the rights of others
  • Commercial postings attempting to sell a product/item
If you violate this policy, your comment will be removed and your account may be banned.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Stay informed — Get the news delivered for free in your inbox.

I'm interested in ...