On The Nov. Ballot: Selectmen Term Extensions? Charter Revision OK?

MADISON, CT — There will be two "important local questions" on the Nov. 8 ballot related to changes to the Madison Town Charter.

According to the town, both questions are the result of an 18 months-long public process spearheaded by a volunteer Charter Review Commission charged with updating the Town Charter, which dates back to 2006.

The two questions will be listed as Question #2 and Question #3 on the November ballot.

• Question #2 asks if the term for members of the Board of Selectmen, including the First Selectman, should be extended to 4 years from 2 years.
• Question #3 asks if the Town should adopt all other proposed changes as recommended by the Charter Review Commission.

For more information on the proposed changes, please visit www.madisonct.org/CharterReview for an explanatory text outlining some of the more substantive proposed changes and a redline version of the existing Charter highlighting all proposed changes.

Printed copies are available in the Town Clerk’s office at the Madison Town Campus, at the Senior Center, and at the Scranton Library.

"Please be an informed voter by learning more about these important questions which will have a direct impact on how our Town government operates for the future," a message from the town to voters reads.