§ A802-1. Warrants.

Each person who shall offer a motion to act affirmatively upon any of the subjects set forth in the warrant for an annual or special town meeting shall declare to the voters present at said town meeting that said motion is identical word-for-word with the substantive portion of the article then under consideration as printed in the warrant or shall point out all differences in wording between the motion offered and the substantive portion of the article; otherwise, said motion shall not be debated, amended or acted upon; provided, however, that if the voters shall vote to pass said motion, the failure of the moving party to comply with the requirements of this section shall not invalidate their act.

All officials, boards, commissions, committees and other governmental bodies which insert articles in the warrant, as well as all petitioners, shall inform town meeting members of any motion(s) differing from the article as printed in the warrant by:

1.	Preparing the motion(s) in time for the warrant hearing and making copies available to persons attending the hearing;
2.	Posting the motion(s) at the Town Building and the two libraries no less than seven days prior to town meeting; and
3.	Providing copies of the motion(s) at town meeting before the article is to be considered.

Adopted 4-25-1984 ATM by Art. 23