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Kingston Select Board debates voter guide, agrees to draft neutral explanations for warrant articles
Summary
Board members debated whether the town should produce a voter guide explaining warrant articles without crossing into electioneering; the board asked a member to draft a neutral explanation and circulate it for feedback, and discussed posting information to municipal channels.
Members of the Kingston Select Board discussed whether the town should prepare a voter guide explaining warrant articles and how to avoid impermissible electioneering.
A resident, Rick Rusman, told the board, "I would speak against the voter guide. I think if the articles are that poorly written that people can't understand whether or not we should buy a new fire truck, I really have a hard time believing you need some kind of a thing to explain...…
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