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Alton board moves March meeting for voting day, discusses pro tems and RSA limits for election staffing
Summary
Selectmen agreed to push the March meeting to March 17 because March 10 is a voting day, and discussed recruiting four pro tem election workers while reviewing RSA provisions that can disqualify some candidates from certain election duties.
At the Feb. 18 meeting, the Town of Alton Selectmen agreed to move their next regular meeting from March 10 to Tuesday, March 17, at 6 p.m., citing town voting scheduled for March 10 and the potential need to swear in new elected officials or await recounts.
Board members and staff discussed staffing for the town election. Jen (named in the meeting) and a staff member reviewed state RSA provisions that can disqualify persons whose names appear on a ballot from serving as certain election officials. The board discussed seeking four pro tem volunteers to cover shifts and noted the moderator may appoint pro tems if the board cannot secure enough volunteers.
Selectmen noted it is permissible for some selectmen to perform limited election duties because selectmen often serve as election officials by law, but candidates for non-election-official positions (for example, a zoning board candidate) may be disqualified from serving as an election official under the cited RSA sections. The board asked staff to continue soliciting volunteers and to rely on the moderator to finalize appointments if necessary.
The board did not make any formal pro tem appointments at the meeting; instead members agreed on outreach steps and on the March 17 meeting date to revisit outstanding staffing or CRF questions.
