The townspeople instead elect town meeting members by precinct to represent them and to vote on the issues for them.
The town of Westport, Connecticut has non-partisan RTMs, where while a member may belong to a party, it may not be advertised as such, and the First Selectman may veto any legislation passed excepting for appropriations.
[2] Groton, Connecticut, specifically allows for a valid meeting to take place with no less than half the body present, that the meeting must be open to the public, and that senior town officials such as the town clerk or Superintendent of Schools have all the same rights as members except for voting or raising motions.
"[6][7] Newport, Rhode Island, influenced by Chandler, had adopted a form of representative town meeting in 1906.
Matters that the law or charter states must be placed on the official ballot of the town, cannot be decided by the representative meeting.