Recall processes are a provision in town charters across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to help ensure voters have a way to hold their elected officials accountable.   Recall exists to solve real problems:  when an elected official engages in serious misconduct - conflict of interest, ethical violations, abuse of power, or is otherwise incapable of…

I want to illustrate 4 scenarios that become possible if Article 3 passes as written. To be clear: I strongly support having a recall provision in our charter. Our neighboring towns - all have recall provisions as a means to hold elected officials accountable outside of standard election cycles. The issue is that Article 3…