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Article 26 To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 2.1 — Annual Town Meeting and Election of the Town's By-Laws and Article 3 of the Mashpee Town Charter as follows: Paragraph F of Article 2.1 — Annual Town Meeting Election By-law would be replaced in its entirety by the following language: "Effective January 1, 2013, the regular town election shall be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year, at such place as determined by the Selectmen." This will replace the existing language in Paragraph F of Article 2.1, "The annual Town election of Town officers will be held the first Saturday in May immediately following the May Annual Town Meeting, at such place as determined by the Selectmen." Add paragraph F.1 to Article 2.1 — Annual Town Meeting and Election By-law containing the following language: "The following election transition rules will be applied on a one-time bases. At a date designated by the Town Clerk, but no later than January 4, 2013, the Town Clerk shall duly post and hold a public meeting in which the Town Clerk shall conduct a random drawing of all elected positions to determine those positions whose terms will begin on either the second Monday of 2013 or on the second Monday of 2015, for the length of term as set forth by the Town Charter. This will create where possible staggered positions for each Board, Committee or any other position filled by ballot at Town elections in the Town of Mashpee. The remaining unexpired terms for all currently elected positions would be adjusted accordingly based on the result of the random drawing." Article 3, Section 3-2, Paragraph A —Board of Selectmen, Composition, Term of Office will be amended by the following language to change the length of the term for this elected position: "terms of four years"will replace current language of"terms of three years" Article 3, Section 3-3, Paragraph A — School Committee, Composition, Term of Office will be amended by the following language to change the length of the term of this elected position: "terms of four years"will replace current language of"terms of three years" Article 3, Section 3-4, Paragraph A — Town Clerk, Term of Office will be amended by the following language to change the length of the term of this elected position: "term of two years"will replace current language of"term of three years" Article 3, Section 3-5, Paragraph A — Board of Library Trustees, Composition, Term of Office will be amended by the following language to change the length of term for this elected position: "term of four years"will replace current language of"terms of three years" 32