Petitions for Westport RTM Candidates Available
Town Clerk Jeffrey Dunkerton announced today that residents interested in running for the Representative Town Meeting can pick up a petition at the Town Clerk’s office beginning Tuesday, July 25.
Petitioners must gather 25 signatures from residents in their district to be on the ballot November 7. The completed petitions must be returned to the Town Clerk by September 12.
Members of the 36-member RTM are elected on a nonpartisan basis, with four delegates from each of the town’s nine voting districts. Members are elected for two-year terms.
RTM members vote on town appropriation requests of more than $20,000; approve town ordinances; vote on final approval of the town budget; serve on two or more committees that review and make recommendations regarding appropriations and ordinances; and review certain decisions of town boards and commissions.
For further information about this and other election matters, contact the Town Clerk, Jeffrey Dunkerton, at 203-341-1105 or jdunkerton@westportct.gov.
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