Bedford sets Oct. 23 deadline for referendum petitions
The Town of Bedford announced that referendum petitions must be physically received by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, to be eligible for certification, and the Town Clerk's Office will open specifically to accept them.
The Town of Bedford announced Oct. 20 that referendum petitions must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, to be eligible for certification.
All petitions must be physically received by the deadline; a postmark will not be sufficient, according to the announcement.
The Town Clerk's Office will be open from noon until 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, solely to receive the petitions.
Source: Town of Bedford announcement, October 21, 2026.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the original announcement.
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