Text Box: May 2008 Text Box: registered voter. The applicant may also be required to provide identification. The previous ordinance also permitted non-U.S. citizens to vote in town elections but lacked specifics about what constitutes town residency. It also permitted registration to vote on the day of the election. In the event the new ordinance is approved at the May meeting, it shall become effective 50 days thereafter, unless a petition for a referendum is received by the town council within 40 days after the approval. The town will also be required to publish a fair summary of the new law (most likely in the Gazette) if it is approved by the council in May.