Section 12. Voting4-12
Section 12. Voting4-12 When a question is put to the voters the sense of the meeting shall, in the first instance, be determined by the voices of the voters, and the moderator shall announce the vote as it appears to the moderator by the sound. If the moderator is in doubt, the sense of the meeting shall next be determined by a show of hands, and if the moderator is in further doubt the sense of the meeting shall finally be determined by a standing vote. If the announcement of a vote by the moderator is immediately doubted by seven or more voters standing in their place for that purpose, the moderator shall, without debate, determine the vote by ordering a standing vote and shall appoint tellers to make and return the count, as provided in section 15. At the discretion of the town moderator the voice vote, or the show of hands vote, may be eliminated. There is no appeal from the results of a standing vote. If a two thirds, four fifths or nine tenths vote of a town meeting is required by statute, a standing vote shall be taken, and the vote shall be recorded in the records by the town clerk; provided, however, if a two-thirds vote of a town meeting is required by statute, a declaration by the town moderator that the vote constitutes that number shall be sufficient, unless said declaration shall immediately be doubted by seven or more voters as aforesaid. If a four fifths or nine tenths vote of a town meeting is required, the Moderator may choose to see by voice vote whether the vote is unanimous, in which case no standing vote shall be necessary.