As set forth in the Town’s Municipal Bylaws, Plympton’s Annual Town Meeting is held on the Wednesday prior to the annual (ballot) elections. The Bylaws stipulate that the elections take place on the third Saturday in May. The Annual Town Meeting take place on the preceding Wednesday. Frequently a two-or-more night event, the Annual Town Meeting will run for as long as necessary to address all of the issues, or Articles, on the Warrant.

In addition, Special Town Meetings can be called during the year. Most often, the Board of Selectmen calls a Special Town Meeting, but citizens also have this power. All it takes is a written request, properly submitted, with the signatures of 200 registered voters (or 20% of the total number of voters in Town, whichever is less). A Special Town Meeting called in this manner must occur no later than 45 days after receipt of said request. Also of note is the Town Clerk’s unique power to call a Special Town Meeting in the event that the Board of Selectmen is unable to do so (perhaps due to some emergency).

   | Privacy Policy & Terms of Use