Hamilton’s Annual Town Meeting is on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 9 A.M. at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School, 775 Bay Road, South Hamilton. Please be sure to arrive early enough to allow for check-in. To ensure residents are informed and prepared, we will continue to share details on this important event.
How to Participate Effectively
Check-In
- Check-in opens at 8:15 A.M.
- Electronic clickers will be assigned at check-in and paired with a room-specific receiver for voting.
- Voters will decide on one of two room assignment and proceed to the check-in table for that room.
- Auditorium: Performance theater seating
- Cafeteria: Family-friendly space (an additional space will be available for nursing mothers)
Warrant
- The Warrant is posted on the Hamilton website no later than noon on Friday, March 28
- All of the business of Annual Town Meeting will be included in the Warrant.
- The Warrant will be available in multiple formats:
- Online
- Scannable QR code sent by mail to every household
- Printed copies of the Warrant and Finance Committee Book of Recommendations will be available at the HW Library and Hamilton, Hamilton Council on Aging Building and Hamilton Town Clerk’s Office, at no cost, on March 28. (Please 1 per person)
- Residents should bring a copy of the Warrant to the meeting.
Key Warrant Articles (2025)
- One of the articles in the warrant pertains to the consolidated schools project, and the associated debt-exclusion. The debt-exclusion question will also be on the Town Election Ballot on April 10, 2025.
- For the consolidated school project to move forward, BOTH the Annual Town Meeting Vote and the Ballot Vote must pass. Voters should make every effort to participate in both Town Meeting and the Town Election.
- 3A compliance vote will not be on the warrant at the April 5, 2025 Annual Town Meeting, nor will it be on the Ballot on April 10, 2025.
Know your Voter Registration Status
If you are not currently register to vote the last day to register is Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 5 P.M.
Vote by Mail – Town Meeting
- Voting at Town Meeting is in-person only.
- Vote by mail is NOT available for Town Meeting.
Vote by Mail – Election
- Voting by mail is available for Town Election
- The last day to request a mailed ballot vote for the Annual Town Election is Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 5 P.M.
Additional Links
Town Meeting – Everything you need to know about Town Meeting, Roles and How to Participate
Hamilton Wenham Regional School District School Building Committee
Town Moderator
Town Clerk
Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Citizens Guide to Town Meeting
