AGENDA REQUEST
GENERAL DISCUSSION ITEM
Subject:
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MOTION to acknowledge the following "Advisory Questions" will be placed on the May 20, 2025 Referendum, in accordance with Chapter VII, Section 7 of the Town Charter:
1.) Do you believe the Board of Education budget is:
* Too High
Or
* Too Low
2.) Do you believe the General Government budget is:
* Too High
Or
* Too Low.
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Background:
In accordance with Chapter VII: Section 7 of the Town Charter
SECTION 7. ADVISORY QUESTIONS
The initial annual budget referendum may be used to place non-binding advisory questions on the voting machines.
The questions may invite opinions on the proposed annual budget; or they may invite opinions that could aid the town government on any issue within the authority of the Town of Ledyard.
Advisory questions may be proposed by petition of at least 100 Town electors or by the written request of at least four of the elected town officers listed in Chapter II, Section 3.
Proposed advisory questions shall be submitted to the Town Clerk at least 30 days in advance of the initial budget referendum. The Town Council may place advisory questions on subsequent referenda.
The questions shall be clear and concise. They shall be written in neutral language. They shall be written as affirmative statements so that double negatives will be avoided. The Town Clerk, at his sole discretion, may revise the wording of the questions to promote clarity, conciseness, and fairness. If two or more questions are submitted which pertain to the same general issue, the Town Clerk may combine them into one worded question.
Proposed advisory questions shall be published as part of the legal notice for the annual budget referendum.
Additional proposed advisory questions shall be placed on the voting machines for each additional annual budget referendum provided that the above requirements are met, and that the Town Attorney certifies that the subject of each qu...
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