Thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey about Bedford Town Meeting. As the Select Board considers potential changes to how Town Meeting is conducted in Bedford, resident feedback is valued. This anonymous, unscientific survey is designed to take you about five minutes to fill out. All of the questions are optional. The survey will be open for responses until April 3, 2023. For anyone who would prefer to fill out a paper copy, that option is available by coming to the Town Manager's Office during business hours.

Please note that while some of the changes mentioned in this survey would involve simple operational changes, others would require additional Town spending, Town bylaw/charter changes, and/or state legislative changes.

For more information about Bedford's Town Meeting, please go to https://bedfordma.gov/Town-Meeting.

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* 1. How often do you attend Bedford Town Meetings?

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* 2. How long have you lived in Bedford?

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* 3. How do you hear about Town Meeting? (Please select all that apply)

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* 4. Please provide any suggestions for additional ways that the Town could share information about upcoming Town Meetings.

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* 5. Bedford's Town Meeting typically occurs on a Monday night from 7:00-10:30pm (March 2023 Town Meeting will begin at 6:30pm), with a second night on Tuesday if necessary.

What day of the week would be your preference?

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* 6. What time of day would be your preference?

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* 7. Sometimes, Town Meetings run late into the night. Would you prefer:

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* 8. Bedford's Town Meetings typically occur in the high school auditorium. The November 2022 Town Meeting was held in the gymnasium in order to hold a larger than usual crowd. If you have attended in both locations, which did you prefer?

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* 9. Sometimes, an overflow room is necessary to accommodate large crowds at Town Meeting. If you have participated in Town Meeting from an overflow room, please describe your overall experience:

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Cafeteria
Library

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* 10. For which of the following reasons have you not attended Town Meeting at any point in the past? (Please select all that apply)

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* 11. Which of the following factors would make you more likely to attend Bedford Town Meeting? (Please select all that apply)

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* 12. How can Bedford's Town Meeting be made more accessible to you?

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* 13. Voting at Bedford's Town Meeting is currently done via raised hands or paper ballots. Some towns have purchased or rented electronic voting systems. Would you be in favor of implementing an in-person electronic voting system such as wireless keypads?

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* 14. Would you be in favor of changing Bedford's form of government? Information on Massachusetts municipal forms of government. Under state law, no form of government allows for proxy votes or votes ahead of the town meeting's start time. Under temporary COVID-19 protocols, representative town meetings have been allowed to be conducted virtually.

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* 15. Please feel free to share any additional comments about Bedford Town Meeting:

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