[Article 12, voted in the affirmative 3-11-1941 by the
Annual Town Meeting, reads as follows: "To see if the representatives
of the two major political parties in meeting here assembled by mutual
consent will agree to dispense with the party Caucuses held prior
to Town Meeting and use the following system which is in compliance
with the State Primary Laws: Any qualified voter in the Town desiring
to be a candidate for any Town office may do so providing he presents
to the Town Clerk a petition containing the names of 50 legal voters
and in accordance with Chap. 23 Sec. 89 of the P.L. of New Hampshire.
This method of election shall be in effect until rescinded by the
Town at some future annual Town Meeting dependent upon an article
in the Town warrant."]
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[Article 31, voted in the affirmative 3-14-1950 by the
Annual Town Meeting, read in the warrant as follows: "To see if the
Town will vote to elect the Trustees of the Trust Funds, the Budget
Committee, the Trustees of the Public Library and the Trustees of
various cemeteries on the same secret written ballot as is used for
electing a selectman, the Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Tax Collector
and Public Works Director.[1] Candidates shall file with the town clerk in the same
manner as for Selectman; this article to take effect at the annual
town meeting in 1951 and at all subsequent Town Meetings until rescinded
by a vote of the Town at an annual Town Meeting."
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Prior to the vote, Article 31 was amended to add the phrase
"Members at large" before the phrase "Budget Committee," to add the
word "and" after the phrase "Budget Committee" and to delete the phrases
"and the Trustees of the various cemeteries" and "Town Clerk."]
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