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fatlazyless · 05-22-2007, 08:33 AM

Reading the Laconia Daily Sun over the past six months tells me that Gilford is an SB2 town and Meredith is a town meeting town. SB2, or Senate Bill 2, means the annual town vote is held by an all-day anonymous paper ballot. A town meeting vote is held late at night, like at midnight, at the end of the town meeting by a show of hands and a hand count.

By virtue of its' local resident accessibility, the SB2 vote tends to gets get a much higher participation with more resident-voters going to the polls, typically open from 7am to 7pm, as opposed to attending a three or four hour town meeting and then voting at its' close sometime around midnight.

Gilford has recently voted no to a new police station and library. Meredith has recently said yes to a new police station and community center.

As Meredith selectman Bob Flanders said according to the LaDaSun about a month ago, to paraphrase; 'If people care, they should come to the town meeting and vote!.'

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Did I get this state-wide local voting information correct or am I full of baloni?

05-22-2007, 08:33 AM	#15
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,849 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 303 Thanked 1,033 Times in 752 Posts	Reading the Laconia Daily Sun over the past six months tells me that Gilford is an SB2 town and Meredith is a town meeting town. SB2, or Senate Bill 2, means the annual town vote is held by an all-day anonymous paper ballot. A town meeting vote is held late at night, like at midnight, at the end of the town meeting by a show of hands and a hand count. By virtue of its' local resident accessibility, the SB2 vote tends to gets get a much higher participation with more resident-voters going to the polls, typically open from 7am to 7pm, as opposed to attending a three or four hour town meeting and then voting at its' close sometime around midnight. Gilford has recently voted no to a new police station and library. Meredith has recently said yes to a new police station and community center. As Meredith selectman Bob Flanders said according to the LaDaSun about a month ago, to paraphrase; 'If people care, they should come to the town meeting and vote!.' .................................................. ... Did I get this state-wide local voting information correct or am I full of baloni? Last edited by fatlazyless; 05-22-2007 at 11:04 AM.