Running for Town Meeting

Massachusetts Pirate Party

Town Meetings are a common form of town legislature in New England, and they're also a working example of direct democracy.  In this podcast, Steve Revilak talks about the ins and outs of Massachusetts town meetings.  The first half covers town meeting as an institution, and the logistics of getting elected: pulling nomination papers, gathering signatures, and campaigning.  The second half covers the mechanics of how town meetings are run: the moderator, the warrant, motions, substitute motions, and parliamentary procedure. Among the files in this archive is a pdf, which are slides for the talk. Steve's talk was recorded at the Democracy Center in Cambridge, MA on Nov 12th, 2016.  It's part of the Massachusetts Pirate Party's Run Local in 2017 campaign.