Annual Town Meeting and Election will be held on Saturday, May 9th, 2026 at the Shutesbury Elementary School gymnasium. 

Annual Town Meeting begins at 9am. Polls for the Annual Town Election are open 8:30am-3:30pm. 

Guides to Town Meeting

Citizen's Guide to Shutesbury Town Meeting

Shutesbury's legislative branch is open town meeting, a form of direct democracy in which registered voters come together in person to be heard, to debate, and to vote on policy decisions affecting the Town. Shutesbury's Annual Town Meeting is to be held on the second Saturday in May, and the election of Town officials is held at that time. Voting By Mail is allowed in electing Town officials but not for matters on the warrant for Town Meeting The Annual Town Meeting has three chief functions: