Bylaw Sub-Committee advances charter amendment on write-in candidate votes
Town Council FY26 · Meeting of March 18, 2026
North Attleborough Bylaw Sub-Committee unanimously recommends charter amendment imposing 25-vote minimum for write-in candidates. The measure, emerging from the Charter Review Committee's five-year report and vetted by KP Law, requires write-in and sticker candidates to receive at least 25 votes to be declared elected, matching the signature threshold for nominated candidates. Chair Dan Donovan presented proposed language specifying that unmet thresholds trigger vacancy procedures under existing charter or state law.
The Sub-Committee voted 5-0 to send the measure to the full Town Council with positive recommendation.
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Source: the Town Council FY26 meeting of March 18, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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