Select Board opts out of vote-by-mail for April election
Select Board opts out of vote-by-mail for April election. Chair Chris Gallo and the Board voted 4-1 to reject vote-by-mail procedures for the April 6, 2026 Annual Town Election following a public hearing led by Town Clerk Ann Fisk, who explained the vote-by-mail process and confirmed absentee
Select Board · Meeting of January 20, 2026
WRENTHAM — Select Board opts out of vote-by-mail for April election. Chair Chris Gallo and the Board voted 4-1 to reject vote-by-mail procedures for the April 6, 2026 Annual Town Election following a public hearing led by Town Clerk Ann Fisk, who explained the vote-by-mail process and confirmed absentee ballots would remain available. Board Clerk Bill Harrington cast the lone dissenting vote.
The Board also unanimously accepted the resignation of Bill Burns from the Zoning Board of Appeals, effective February 1, 2026, and honored the late Karen E. Kohut, the town's first woman selectman, with a proclamation.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of January 20, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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