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fatlazyless · 02-10-2008, 09:33 AM

According to the Meredith News editorial above, this will be Meredith's first try at passing a SB-2 style of voting. It has come up in Moultonboro and Sanbornton a number of times and always lost. It was passed first attempt in Gilford in 2004.

Probably a lot depends on the weather for the voting day, and in letting Meredith voters know that the polls are open 7am-7pm.

There was a huge turnout of Meredith voters on presidential primary day, January 8. There was people with various walkers, canes, & assistance of others and some who looked like they was gonna vote even if it was the last thing they ever did. That primary pried people out of the woodwork like they was handing out Ulysses S. Grant's, or something. That was an historical NH voting day for the numbers of people who showed up to vote.

In about ten hours, I got about 200 to sign both the school and town petitions, and then maybe some got rejected for not having their address correct or something, It came out to 174.

The weather was unusually warm & sunny and that was a big help.

02-10-2008, 09:33 AM	#48
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,955 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 307 Thanked 1,061 Times in 774 Posts	According to the Meredith News editorial above, this will be Meredith's first try at passing a SB-2 style of voting. It has come up in Moultonboro and Sanbornton a number of times and always lost. It was passed first attempt in Gilford in 2004. Probably a lot depends on the weather for the voting day, and in letting Meredith voters know that the polls are open 7am-7pm. There was a huge turnout of Meredith voters on presidential primary day, January 8. There was people with various walkers, canes, & assistance of others and some who looked like they was gonna vote even if it was the last thing they ever did. That primary pried people out of the woodwork like they was handing out Ulysses S. Grant's, or something. That was an historical NH voting day for the numbers of people who showed up to vote. In about ten hours, I got about 200 to sign both the school and town petitions, and then maybe some got rejected for not having their address correct or something, It came out to 174. The weather was unusually warm & sunny and that was a big help. __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!