Town Meeting Central

Town Meeting Overview

The Town of Chatham has an Open Town Meeting form of government meaning that any registered voter may vote at Town Meeting.  Town Meeting is the legislative body of the Town. It convenes, at least annually at the time and place designated by the Select Board. Town Meeting considers and adopts an annual operating budget. It also considers and acts upon other matters which require Town Meeting action such as zoning changes, street acceptances, by-law additions and amendments. The business of each Town Meeting is contained in a document known as "the Warrant" which includes all matters on which the Town will act. The Warrant is mailed to all registered in advance of the Town Meeting. Articles are inserted in the Warrant by the Select Board and by Citizen Petition. The order of the articles is determined by the Select Board.

2023 Information:

• Annual Town Meeting – Saturday, May 6th @ 9:30 a.m. (Monomoy Middle School, 425 Crowell Road)

  • Watch the 2023 Annual Town Meeting OnDemand
  • Team Chatham has worked to produce the 2023 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Preview show which will be aired on local Channel 18 is available to watch on 18's YouTube Channel here.
  • This year the Town will utilize an electronic voting system! Watch Town Moderator, William Litchfield, explain the system in this Public Service Announcement (PSA).
  • View Town Meeting Documents below.

• Annual Town Election – Thursday, May 11th Polls are open: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Chatham Community Center, 702 Main Street)

*Deadline to Register to Vote for Both Events was Wednesday, April 26th

1. Vote By Mail Applications

2. Check Your Voter Registration Status