Opinion

New Gloucester Charter Commission question on town ballot

|John Salisbury on behalf of New Gloucester Citizens for a Town Charter|

Have you voted yet?  The New Gloucester town website indicates over 1,300 New Gloucester voters have requested absentee ballots.

One of the two ballots those who have requested absentee ballots will receive is a ballot that contains the question:

Shall a Charter Commission be established for the purpose of preparing a New Municipal Charter?

The New Gloucester Citizens Committee for a Town Charter is urging voters to vote “Yes” on this question.  A sample ballot is below:

 A reminder that if you want to drop off your completed absentee ballot – there is a secure ballot drop box in front of Town Hall that will be emptied daily.

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