Sudbury town meeting would vote on senior property tax relief

Sudbury town meeting would vote every three calendar years on whether to extend the act for another three years. The vote concerns the 2012 act authorizing Sudbury to establish a property tax exemption for senior citizens; the text does not give the program's income or asset limits. If the vote is affirmative, the act continues in effect. If the vote is negative, the act is paused until town meeting votes to restart it. At town meeting every three calendar years, the town must vote on a three-year extension unless the act has already been paused.

A majority of Sudbury voters could pause or restart the act at an election if the select board puts the question on the ballot. This applies to voters in Sudbury at a regular or special town election. After an election pauses the act, it may be restarted only at a later regular or special election. The provisions governing the act take effect 30 days after an affirmative vote. An affirmative pause or restart vote takes effect 30 days later.