An Act amending Bridgewater town charter article III, elected official recall provision

This bill amends Bridgewater's town charter to establish a formal recall process for elected officials, allowing qualified voters to petition for the removal of any town official who holds elective office. The key mechanism requires 100 or 400 registered voters to file an affidavit listing specific grounds for recall, such as felony convictions, certain misdemeanors, conflict of interest violations, poor attendance at public meetings, or corruption, followed by a petition gathering at least 10% of registered voters' signatures. If the petition is certified, a recall election is held within 60 to 90 days where voters decide whether to remove the official and, if so, elect a successor from competing candidates. The bill also includes protections preventing recall petitions within six months of an official taking office and bars recalled or resigned officials from being appointed to town positions for two years.