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Keene committee delays decision on Keno ballot language pending state action

Keene Finance, Organization and Personnel Committee · July 11, 2025
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Summary

A councilor asked the committee to place opt-out ballot language on the municipal ballot if House Bill 7 37 becomes law. Members discussed tight public‑hearing timelines in the bill and voted 3–1 to place the request on more time for further review.

An unidentified councilor (speaker 2) asked the Keene Finance, Organization and Personnel Committee to place opt-out language on the municipal ballot should House Bill 7 37 be enacted. The speaker said HB 7 37 would change New Hampshire’s Keno model from an opt‑in system to an opt‑out system effective June 1, 2027, meaning municipalities that do not vote to opt out would have Keno allowed by…

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