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2023
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Act No. 1 (H. 42). An act relating to temporary alternative procedures for annual
municipal meetings and electronic meetings of public bodies
Subjects: Elections; local elections; annual municipal meetings; alternative
procedures
This act temporarily authorizes municipal legislative bodies, until July 1, 2024, to
move the date of the municipality’s annual meeting to a date later in the same year; to
apply the provisions of the Australian ballot system of voting to the annual or special
meetings of the municipality; and to conduct public informational hearings by electronic
means without designating a physical meeting location. Finally, the act suspends the
requirements for school boards to use specified language for a school budget ballot
during the years 2023 and 2024.
Effective Date: January 25, 2023
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