Tisbury Massachusetts
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Annual Town Meeting
Section XXVI
Voted June 1, 1934, Article 5; Approved by the Attorney General July 27, 1934; Amended April 2, 1973, Article 2
Voted April 2, 1973, Article 2; Repealed April 10, 1979, Article 4
Voted April 10, 1979, Article 4; Rescinded December 17, 1985, Article 24
Voted December 17, 1985, Article 24; Approved by the Attorney General February 14, 1986; Posted February 20, 1986; Amended June 2-3, 1987, Article 57
Voted June 2-3, 1987, Article 57; Approved by the Attorney General September 21, 1987; Posted September 23, 1987; Amended May 7-8, 1991, Article 68
Voted May 7-8, 1991, Article 68; Approved by the Attorney General September 3, 1991; Posted September 6, 1991; Amended April 13,20 &26, 1993, Article 50
Voted April 13, 20 & 26, 1993, Article 50; Approved by the Attorney General July 16, 1993; Posted July 22, 1993
Amended April 25, 1995, Article 65; Approved by the Attorney General August 21, 1995;
Posted August 24, 1995
Amended December 11, 2002, Article 4; Approved by the Attorney General March 25, 2002; Posted May 30, 2002.

Annual Town Meeting
Section XXVI
1. Through 2002, the Annual Town Meeting for the transaction of all business in the Warrant shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in April at seven-thirty o’clock in the evening. Beginning in 2003, the Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the first Tuesday in April at seven-thirty o’clock in the evening.
2. Effective for the 1996 elections, the Annual Town Meeting for the Election of Officers and the vote on any questions appearing on the official ballot shall be held on the Tuesday 14 days after the opening of the Annual Town Meeting, and the polls shall be open a minimum of eight hours from 12:00 noon until 8:00 p.m.
3. The Board of Selectmen, by acting prior to September 30th in any year, may designate another Tuesday in March or April of the following year for holding the Annual Town Meeting.
4. Reports from the Town Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Officials for the previous calendar year shall be due at the Office of the Board of Selectmen 90 days before the Annual Town Meeting for publication in the Annual Town Report