I guess the town officals fear the citizens will use the "privacy of the voting booth" to get away from the the gaze of the police & fire personal that often sit-in at town meeting and stare down the voters.
I have a friend in Gilford who was a public supporter of S-B2 & he use to get phone calls a three in the morning at his unlisted number every night threatening his business & family.
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YAMAHA PSR-185