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Originally Posted by Irish mist
SB-2 works very well for most every town that has adopted it. It has slowed down spending in Gilford for a recent example. What is great about SB-2 is that it allows voters PRIVACY. That's a big deal in small towns. I have seen how town meeting is stacked with the education groups, and the fire groups, and the police groups.....and I have seen the fire & police groups make a point of staring down the voters at town meeting. It can be ugly. This takes some of the ugly away....and some of the POWER of these groups to pressure the voters. In the long run SB-2 will be adopted anyway....it's proved to work well.
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IM, I think you have hit the nail on the head. Every town official that opposes it, does so because they say some pet project of theirs wouldn't have been voted in, or throws in red herrings and fear, like unions.
If a particular line 'budget' item needs approval, why can't the voter study it and let the town officials or special interest groups convince the voter there is a need? Why is there fear the voter gets to vote in private ?
I have been to many town meetings and seen them stuffed by special agendas and stare downs.