Watch this space for election results. We will publish them as soon as they are available.
The town election is coming up on April 29, followed by the Annual Town Meeting, which begins on Monday, May 5 and continues on Tuesday, May 6. At the Annual Town Meeting, the town will vote on town and school budgets, zoning changes, and other important issues. Article 7 Authorizing Borrowing for Construction of New Public Works Facility at 14 Forest Road and Article 32 Adopt Leaf Blower Control Bylaw have been much debated in recent months. Both Ballot Question 1 and Article 7 at Town Meeting have to pass for the Public Works Faciity project to move forward.
-If you are already registered to vote, you can vote absentee at the Town Clerk’s office in Town Hall during office hours. The last day and time for walk-in absentee voting is Monday, April 28, at noon.
-If you need transportation to and from Town Meeting, or have kids (ages 4 and up), both transportation and babysitting are available. You can find more information on page 2 of the Annual Town Meeting Warrant.
-In an effort to make Town Meeting accessible, Acton offers reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Acton (ADA). Please email manager@actonma.gov or call 978-929-6611 by Friday, May 2 at 12:00 noon.
Coming up
- Monday April 28, at noon – Last time for walk-in absentee voting. For walk-in voting, go to the clerk’s office in Town Hall.
- Tuesday April 29 – Town election. All precincts vote at the R.J. Grey Jr. High School between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m..
- Tuesday April 29, at 8 p.m. – All mail-in ballots must be in the town clerk’s office. They can be dropped in the box in front of Town Hall until 8 p.m. that night.
- Monday May 5 and Tuesday May 6, Town Meeting – The warrant – that is, the articles that will be voted on at Annual Town Meeting as well as messages from the town moderator, town manager, and the finance committee – is mailed to every home in Acton and is also available at the Town of Acton Town Meeting website.
- Video presentations about specific articles are now available at ActonTV, as well as other related discussions that have been recorded, such as Java with John. Marc Duci, ActonTV executive director, has provided a playlist for the warrant articles.
Past dates
- Thursday, April 10, was the League of Women Voters Candidate Forum, Town Hall Room 204, 7:00 p.m.. The candidate forum recording is available at ActonTV.
- Saturday, April 19, was the Voter registration deadline for Town Election and Annual Town Meeting.
- Tuesday, April 22, was the deadline to register for Vote by Mail.
More election information as well as candidate statements are available in the April 12 Acton Exchange article, “Who and what are on the ballot for the April 29 election?”