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D. The Selectmen may insert in said Warrant, any article or articles received by them as of said Monday in February and said Monday in July. All articles will include a brief statement explaining the proposal prepared by theparty submitting the article. Forthwith following the filing ofa proposed Warrant article and in no event later than the publication of the Warrant for the Town Meeting including such Warrant article or such other deadline as may be established by the Board of Selectmen the proponents shall file with the Board of Selectmen all available plans, specifications cost estimates and other supporting data necessary for fair consideration of the proposal by the Town Meeting. Forthwith following receipt of anv proposed Warrant article the Board of Selectmen shall cause a copy of the proposal to be mailed to the residence of the Chairperson of the Finance Committee, a copy to be posted on the Town bulletin board and shall cause such other distribution to be made of each such proposal as may be required by law or bvby-law. [See Charter, Section 2-7(a) & (b)1. History: Amended 10-7-1996 ATM, Article 33, approved by Attorney General on 12-9-1996. E. All articles submitted for inclusion in the Warrant of any Town Meeting shall be printed or typewritten, in duplicate, and shall bear the same name of the sponsors. F. 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. §2-2. Special Town Meetings. Special Town Meetings may be held at the call of the Board of Selectmen at such times as they deem necessary, or desirable, in order to transact the legislative business of the Town in an orderly manner. Special Town Meetings may also be held on the petition of two hundred or more voters in the manner provided by General Law. Before calling a Special Town Meeting, the Selectmen will insert in a local newspaper a notice specifying the last day upon which articles to be inserted in the Warrant for such Meeting will be presented to the Selectmen or the Town Clerk. [See Charter, Section 2-51. §2-3. Quorum. One hundred (100) registered voters shall constitute a quorum of a Special Town Meeting. Quorum for an Annual Meeting shall be zero (0). History: Amended 8-25-1986 STM, approved by Attorney General on 10-17- 1986. §2-4. Majority Voting Requirement. No article within any Annual or Special Town Meeting Warrant shall be moved for consideration after 10:00 p.m. without a two- thirds vote of the Town Meeting. History: Amended 5-4-1987 ATM, Article 70, approved by Attorney General on 9-21-1987. 3