special act of the state legislature, by petitioning the General Court to enact special legislation which applies solely to that town, or by using the Home Rule Charter process. New Hampshire NH RSA 49-D-3 III. provides for representative town meeting, though no town has adopted this form of government. The representative town meeting is similar to that of the town council form of government, which acts under a charter and is the legislative and governing board of the town, but has different requirements for their respective charters. The representative town meeting follows the procedures of a regular town meeting, and has the authority to address all matters that can be legally addressed at the annual or a special town meeting. Matters that the law or charter states must be placed on the official ballot of the town, cannot be decided by the representative meeting. To have a representative town meeting, the town must approve a charter that includes the following: the manner of district representation the manner of filling vacancies powers of nomination, appointment, and confirmation requirements for attendance and quorum any domicile or eligibility requirements of up to one year in the town or district and continued domicile during term specific procedures for the preparation, presentation, public hearing, and adoption of annual budgets and designation of a fiscal year an annual municipal election date pursuant to RSA 669:1 bonding of certain town officials and employees where not required by general law requirements for periodic independent audits of all town financial matters by a certified public accountant. Elected town officials, such as the board of selectmen, town clerk, and chairman of the town budget committee, are members-at-large. See also Town or city council: Representative legislature for a town or city Board of selectmen: Executive council of a town References Frank M. Bryan, Real Democracy: The New England Town Meeting and How It Works (University of Chicago Press) Donald L. Robinson, Town Meeting: Practicing Democracy in Rural New England (University of Massachusetts Press, 2011) Massachusetts Secretary of State, Citizen's Guide to Town Meetings (2012) Local government in Connecticut Local government in Massachusetts Local government in New Hampshire Local government in Vermont Meetings