Meredith SB-2 petition

fatlazyless · 12-17-2007, 06:33 PM

Both the Meredith Center Store and George's Dinner have the SB-2 petition for any Meredith resident if you care to sign it. It was easy, took about one minute, and the nice lady behind the counter even lent me a pen to use.

There are actually two petitions, one for Meredith school business, and one for Meredith town business, and the two petitions need your signature and address.

What is SB-2, which stands for Senate Bill 2? It would change the method for voting from the existing town meeting style to a ballot style similar to how we vote for candidates.

Typically, the town meeting style is done at the end of the town meeting held on the 2nd tuesday night in March. It can easily be 10pm before a vote is taken, and then it's done by a show of hands in the open town meeting.

Typically, the SB-2 ballot style would also be done on the second Tuesday of March in the Community Center but from between 7am-7pm, with a private booth, paper ballot.

With SB-2, absentee voting is possible so that people in the military, or people in Florida for the winter for example, could vote.

Alton, Gilford and other towns have chosen the SB-2 system.

How do I know about this? First off, I personally have absolutely nothing to do with creating the petition. I am just a forum blabbermouth who likes to read the Laconia Daily Sun. After reading a letter to the editor in today's LaDaSun, I stopped at George's Dinner, and sure enough, the very nice lady behind the counter handed me the two petitions to read and sign. Did not cost me even a dime!

12-17-2007, 06:33 PM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,738 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,007 Times in 735 Posts	Meredith SB-2 petition Both the Meredith Center Store and George's Dinner have the SB-2 petition for any Meredith resident if you care to sign it. It was easy, took about one minute, and the nice lady behind the counter even lent me a pen to use. There are actually two petitions, one for Meredith school business, and one for Meredith town business, and the two petitions need your signature and address. What is SB-2, which stands for Senate Bill 2? It would change the method for voting from the existing town meeting style to a ballot style similar to how we vote for candidates. Typically, the town meeting style is done at the end of the town meeting held on the 2nd tuesday night in March. It can easily be 10pm before a vote is taken, and then it's done by a show of hands in the open town meeting. Typically, the SB-2 ballot style would also be done on the second Tuesday of March in the Community Center but from between 7am-7pm, with a private booth, paper ballot. With SB-2, absentee voting is possible so that people in the military, or people in Florida for the winter for example, could vote. Alton, Gilford and other towns have chosen the SB-2 system. How do I know about this? First off, I personally have absolutely nothing to do with creating the petition. I am just a forum blabbermouth who likes to read the Laconia Daily Sun. After reading a letter to the editor in today's LaDaSun, I stopped at George's Dinner, and sure enough, the very nice lady behind the counter handed me the two petitions to read and sign. Did not cost me even a dime! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 12-17-2007 at 08:31 PM.