Buckland voters asked to retroactively approve debt exclusion in Tuesday election Polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. during Tuesday’s election at Buckland Town Hall, pictured. Staff Photo/Paul Franz Published: 5/2/2021 4:00:04 PM BUCKLAND — Although there are no contested races on the ballot for the annual town election on Tuesday, voters will be asked to retroactively approve by ballot a debt exclusion approved at the 2018 Annual Town Meeting. Town Administrator Heather Butler explained that in 2018, Annual Town Meeting voters approved an article to borrow $230,000 for improvements to the Buckland-Shelburne Elementary School. The vote, however, was contingent upon passing a debt exclusion, which means the town could borrow the money but wouldn’t have to make annual payments within the restrictions of Proposition 2½.