Petitions for Westport RTM Candidates Available

Town Clerk Patricia Strauss announced today that petitions for Westport residents interested in becoming a member of the Representative Town Meeting, (RTM), the town’s 36-member legislative body, will be available for distribution beginning Tuesday, July 23.  Petitioners must gather 25 signatures from their district to qualify to be on the Nov. 5 ballot. Residents interested in running for the RTM can pick up a petition at the Town Clerk’s office located in room 105 of the Town Hall.  After gathering the 25 signatures, return the petition to the town clerk by Tuesday, Sept. 10 she said.    “My staff will gladly review the instructions with the petitioner,” Strauss said. “A district map and a list of district voters will be…

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