AN ACT REGULATING INCUMBENT TOWN MEETING MEMBERS IN THE TOWN OF BURLINGTON
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Subsection (b) of section 2 of chapter 686 of the acts of 1970 is hereby amended by striking out the third paragraph, as amended by section 2 of chapter 160 of the acts of 1993, and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-
Any incumbent town meeting member may become a candidate for re-election by giving written notice thereof to the town clerk not later than 21 days prior to the last day and hour for filing nomination papers; provided, however, that the town meeting member has been in attendance for not less than 50 per cent of the individual days of town meeting held during their term of office, whether or not a quorum is present or any business is conducted. Otherwise, the incumbent shall follow the same requirements as a non-incumbent candidate for town meeting.
Approved, August 24, 2022.