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The committee unanimously approved edits to Article 5 governing Town Meeting procedures, including changes to parliamentary rules, moderator substitutions, and motions to close debate.
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The approved edits remove references to a Town Meeting Policies and Procedures Handbook from the parliamentary-rules provision. They also remove language providing for Town Meeting members to elect a temporary substitute when the Moderator is absent. Members may move to close debate without being formally recognized, although the motion still requires a second and a two-thirds vote.
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