5/9/23

The Canton Budget Referendum PASSED

REFERENDUM RESULTS:

Only 7% of the electorate voted in the referendum.  So even though the final vote count was:

214= Yes
332= No,

in accordance with section 10M of the Canton Charter, the budget shall be deemed automatically approved by the Town budget referendum unless both of the following conditions are met:

1.The total number of votes cast at the referendum equals at least 10% of the number of electors of the Town as determined from the official list of the Registrars of Voters as of the date of the referendum; and
2.A majority of those voting in the referendum vote against the recommended budget.

A Town Budget Referendum will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 from 6am-8pm at the Canton Community Center, 40 Dyer Ave, for all electors and those qualified to vote in Town Meetings (see legal notice below). 
 
Legal Notice
Town of Canton Budget Referendum
May 9, 2023

Pursuant to Article X of the Canton Town Charter, a Town Budget Referendum will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 from 6am-8pm at the Canton Community Center, 40 Dyer Ave, for all electors and those qualified to vote in Town Meetings in the Town of Canton.

The Electors of the Town of Canton and any citizen of the United States of the age of eighteen years or more who, jointly or severally, is liable to the Town of Canton for taxes assessed against them on an assessment of not less than $1,000 on the last completed grand list of the Town is hereby warned to meet at 40 Dyer Avenue, Canton, CT on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 to cast their vote on the following question:

"SHALL THE BOARD OF FINANCE'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 IN THE AMOUNT OF $46,747,934 BE APPROVED?"

Voting machines will be used. The polls will be opened at 6am and will remain open until 8pm.

A summary of the recommended annual budget is available for public inspection at the office of the Town Clerk, the Canton Public Library, and at www.townofcantonct.org.

Ken Humphrey 
Chair, Board of Finance