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Sustained debate over restoring SB2 adoption to official ballot exposes turnout gap
Summary
Supporters of HB 1131 said moving the SB2 adoption question back to the official ballot would restore voter access lost after a 2019 change; opponents argued keeping the question at traditional town meeting preserves legislative deliberation and town‑meeting traditions.
Representative Diane Power introduced House Bill 1131 to restore the statutory practice that had placed the question to adopt the official‑ballot (SB2) form on the official ballot — with absentee voting and standard polling hours — instead of requiring in‑person voting during the first session of a traditional annual meeting. Power and numerous supporters argued the 2019 change has made adopting SB2 effectively impossible in many places because…
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