Politics

January Town Clerk and Tax Collector News

December 31, 2011
By Grapevine Staff

Elections The Presidential Primary date is January 10, 2012; voting at the town hall is from 8 am to 7 pm. Contact us if you need an absentee ballot. If you are registered as either a Republican or Democrat, you must take that party’s ballot for the Primary only. If you are Undeclared, you...
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Letter – Redistricting Unequal Representation

November 21, 2011
By Grapevine Staff

Thursday evening a redistricting meeting was held for Hillsborough County which will define our voting districts for the next 10 years. The opening statement from the committee Vice Chair David Bates (Windham) stated a goal of transparency and equal representation. How ever, they refused to discuss this committee’s composition, but re search finds that...
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Petition to Elect Road Agent – Press Copy

July 25, 2011
By Grapevine Staff

Link to press copy of letter to the Selectmen and sample petition.
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Belanger – Voting ID

July 24, 2011
By Grapevine Staff

As a long time assistant moderator and now the town moderator for Hollis, I see many people who come to vote with photo ID at the ready.  The outcry against photo ID voting is the purported outrageous request to produce a photo ID to verify who you are before casting a vote.  Today, you...
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Letter – Melanie Levesque

June 15, 2011
By Grapevine Staff

Hon. Melanie Levesque Brookline In the first term of the 2011 NH Legislative session we have seen an assault on many fronts. Bills have been proposed to remove technology, foreign language, and arts from the definition of adequate education. Efforts have been made to repeal the mandate to provide public Kindergarten to all NH...
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Election Day Results

April 6, 2011
By Grapevine Staff

HERE ARE THE RESULTS FROM THE school voting session and town election. We had a great turnout of 441 voters! Sue Wagoner Town Offices Selectmen 3 yrs. – Pete McGinnity 201 (Mark Hager 174) Selectmen 2 yrs. – Nancy Richards 202 (Shane Robinson 192) Treasurer – Suzanne Kelly 365 Trustee of Cemeteries – Jeannine...
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Report on Meet the Candidates Night

March 5, 2011
By Pam Lassen

Report on Meet the Candidates Night The March 2nd Meet the Candidates Night was success!  Comments from attendees; good dynamics, delicious treats and drinks, polite folks, strong sense of community.  Suggestions for next year are; move candidates table to the stage, more advance notice, compile questions from residents via the Grapevine. Candidates Present: Selectman:...
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Letter – Pointer to NHPolicy.org

March 5, 2011
By Grapevine Staff

This was sent along with (4) URL pointers to other news outlets under Opinion, Letter or Blog.  This PDF file is produced by the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies; located at 1 Eagle Square Suite 510 Concord, NH 03301. (http://www.nhpolicy.org/index.php?id=2) File size: 185 KB, 35 pages long Title: Bond Issues and Ballots...
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Letter – SB2 vs. Traditional Town Meeting

March 5, 2011
By Grapevine Staff

My two-cents: Frankly, this entire issue is quite simple….denying one the Right to Vote! If we continue to maintain the traditional form of town meeting and the taxpayer is not available to vote, that person loses the right to vote & becomes a Disenfranchised Voter. However, under SB2, if the taxpayer knows he/she will...
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Editorial – Lassen citing Mr. Fletcher’s SB2 Research

March 1, 2011
By Pam Lassen

First, I am an editor for The Mason Grapevine (at least the electronic copy) and my desire is to get as much town related data into the hands of residents as possible.  I take no stand on the data as I include it and disseminate it to all.  I feel it’s my responsibility to...
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