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Swanzey, NH: Citizens promote town law requiring open vote count

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"Dusting off the good old ballot box that has served us so well in the past, is not going backwards, it is a move forward to an open and observable vote count." - Jan Sevene

Swanzey community members have submitted petition articles for their upcoming Town Meeting, which will require open vote counts and prohibit concealed vote counts! Here are two statements from town residents Jan and Ken Sevene, which they presented to their community in deliberative session, speaking in favor of the articles.

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Here is Ken Sevene talking about public vote counts in September, 2011:

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