Rick - Your letter makes some excellent points about SB-2.
The issue with those who are worried about the uninformed voting is really an insult to the voters. Warrant articles are posted well in advance to the deliberative session. Copies (handouts) are available at the Town Hall and at the day of the meeting. Some towns place a copy of the Warrant articles on the town's website. The Warrant articles are printed in the newspaper, too.
Something I would like to suggest to help "sell" your point - Consider videotaping the deliberative sessions to broadcast on the local cable access channel. If townspeople are concerned that there's low turnout and that the uninformed are voting, then you can counter that argument easily. Meeting minutes are also taken during those meetings and would be on the town website or at the Town Clerk's office. You could also offer to have a copy of the video available at the local library.
Finally, suggest that this will offer more "transparency" for the local government - they will like that (and they'd better embrace that concept - the voters do NOT like it when officials don't want public information readily available.
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