The Effect of the Official Ballot Referendum Form of Meeting on the Towns and School Districts of New Hampshire, February 2000

Collection Name:

New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies Records, 1996-2018

Title:

The Effect of the Official Ballot Referendum Form of Meeting on the Towns and School Districts of New Hampshire, February 2000

Creator:

New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies
Hall, Douglas
Knapp, Stephen F.

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2018.085

Object ID:

2018.085.03.019

Date:

2000 February

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 envelope, 23 pages

Scope and Content:

This report, entitled, “The Effect of the Official Ballot Referendum Form of Meeting on the Towns and School Districts of New Hampshire” is centered around the aftermath of Senate Bill 2 (SB2). The bill allows voters to replace open town and school district meetings with an official ballot process. The report investigates the claims made both the proponents and opponents of SB2. Major findings include the adoption of the official ballot process being more strongly associated with a large population than a high tax rate, participation in the deliberative process of annual meetings being higher in traditional open meetings than official ballot jurisdictions, and a greater number of voters voting on the town budget and social appropriations in official ballot towns compared to traditional open town meetings. Recommendations include potential alternative forms of local government and areas for future research.

Subjects:

Ballot , Education , Taxation , Voting , Local government

People:

Hall, Douglas , Knapp, Stephen F.

Organizations:

Institute for Policy and Social Science Research at the University of New Hampshire
New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies
University of New Hampshire

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies Records were donated to the New Hampshire Historical Society.

Level Description:

Item