no linkage to voting for a political office is implied
just a chance to participate in budget discussions and perhaps vote on expenditures would be fair. Tax payers can get a dump or beach permit, use the library, etc, so there is some sort of status conveyed by having town property, albeit 2nd class. It doesn't seem like letting a non-resident taxpayer to vote on the budget would cause the world to end. Yesterday the Moultonboro Historical Society hit me up to "help" them with some project or another. I sent them $5000 worth of help with the last tax bill...
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