Town of Plainfield Question 1 — Charter: Board of Selectmen from three to five members (Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region)

What it does

Shall the Town Charter be revised to expand the Board of Selectmen from three to five members, effective with the November 2027 town election?

A YES vote means

Plainfield's Board of Selectmen would grow from three to five members, starting with the November 2027 town election.

A NO vote means

Plainfield's Board of Selectmen would stay at three members.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

The Charter Revision Committee presented four proposed revisions to the Board of Selectmen at a special meeting on August 24, 2026, including expanding the board from three to five members effective with the November 2027 town election, according to the minutes.

Committee member Trav Harmon told the meeting the added seats would cost about $16,000 a year, and a police commissioner read the statute providing that no more than three members of a five-member board may be from one party, according to the minutes.

All public speakers recorded in the minutes spoke in favor of the revisions or asked questions; none spoke in opposition.

At its regular meeting later that night, the Board of Selectmen voted 2–0, with one member absent, to send the commission's revisions to the town clerk and the state for the November ballot, according to the minutes.

Put on the ballot by Plainfield Board of Selectmen, 2–0 (Selectman Mike Surprenant absent), August 24, 2026.

From official source 1, official source 2.

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• Town of Plainfield Question 2 — Charter: Board of Police Commissioners may retain independent counsel
• Town of Plainfield Question 3 — Charter Section 2-5(d): grant-match approval limit to $35,000
• Town of Plainfield Question 4 — Charter: grant funds used only for the stated purpose

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Town of Plainfield Question 1 mean?

Plainfield's Board of Selectmen would grow from three to five members, starting with the November 2027 town election.

What does a NO vote on Town of Plainfield Question 1 mean?

Plainfield's Board of Selectmen would stay at three members.

How many votes does Town of Plainfield Question 1 need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Town of Plainfield Question 1?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.