To Sanbornton voters wanting SB2, many reasons that you don\u2019t like to go or can\u2019t to town meeting, you\u2019d rather a ballot vote alone in a booth. With SB2 you still get a meeting, called deliberative session. Around the state, these have far lower attendance than a town meeting. You still wouldn\u2019t go. At it you\u2019d hear explanations of warrant articles and supporting reasons, also cons. Numbers, usually associated with spending, might get changed. Avoiding that meeting, it\u2019s on you to get a town report to see the same warrant articles that will be on the ballot.<\/p>\n
I went to a neighboring town with SB2. Their March ballot is posted. Their 17 warrant articles, in regular print in town report, are much smaller print on the ballot, both sides needed. Take a magnifying glass? The ballot paper still needs to go through the counting machine. You would have had to study what you read in town report and make a list of your yes\/no decisions. I asked that clerk-on-duty if they get more \u201cno\u201d votes (loaded question from me!) because people give up? She said, \u201cThat seems to be the case, if voters don\u2019t do their research.\u201d Not understanding or unable to read? Of course a \u201cno\u201d makes sense. The work your town employees, chiefs, agents do for the town starts to be underfunded. Sanbornton\u2019s key services are now less effective. You have new complaints. Maybe town meeting with thoughtful, group-scrutiny by the voters was a good thing.<\/p>\n
Lynn Rudmin Chong<\/p>\n
Sanbornton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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