2023 ALSTEAD TOWN MEETING TIMELINE AND INFORMATION

*** Your Voice & Your Vote Count ***

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The Alstead Select Board looks forward to your participation in our town’s budgetary process.  Please attend:

 

• PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET

Tuesday, January 18th 5:00 p.m. at the Town Hall in person or

by Google Meet, access code is https://meet.google.com/nhr-zuns-igp or

Conference call (978) 990-5000, access code 539083#

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• TOWN DELIBERATIVE SESSION            Warrant, Budget and Default Budget

Saturday, February 4th, 10:00 a.m. at the Alstead Town Hall, 9 Main Street. The Deliberative Session serves as the Town's legislative body, creating the ballot that will be voted on during the March 14th voting day.  Articles may be amended at this session.  For example, the dollar amount of an article can be amended by majority vote.  Any wordings of articles prescribed by statute are not amendable at the Deliberative Session. Select Board meeting following.

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• TOWN and SCHOOL VOTING DAY (by ballot)           Warrant Sample Ballot        Candidate Sample Ballot

Tuesday, March 14th – Polls are open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the Alstead Town Hall, 9 Main Street, Alstead, NH 03602. Voting on finalized Town and School ballots and Town and School elective positions is conducted on this day. Masks recommended.

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Absentee ballots and voter registration are available at the Town Clerk’s office 835-2242. Last time to request an absentee ballot in person is Monday, March 13th by 5:00 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s office.

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OTHER IMPORTANT DATES & INFO

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ALSTEAD’S BUDGET

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The Alstead Select Board is responsible for preparing our town’s budget. All budgetary requests should be made at a Select Board meeting, Tuesday evening at 5:00 p.m. (The County, School and School Education portion of your tax bill does not fall under the purview of the Alstead Select Board.)

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SPECIAL ARTICLES THAT APPEAR ON THE TOWN’S WARRANT

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Friday, January 6, 2023 at 4 PM:  Last day for voters to petition the Select Board to include a Town Meeting warrant article proposing a bond governed by RSA 33:8-a [RSA 40:13, II-a(b)].

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 4:00 PM:   Last day for voters to petition Select Board to include a non-bond Town Meeting warrant article at the Select Board’s office (not the Town Clerk or Police Department).

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Petitions require at least 25 signatures from registered Alstead voters; however, it is highly recommended you get at least 30 signatures. The signatures must be legible and appear as they do on the voter checklist. If we cannot read them to verify that they are on the voter checklist, they will not be counted. We suggest that you have signers of the petition print their name next to their signature as well as include their residential address. Wording of articles varies depending on their purpose; however, examples of article wording can be found in previous town reports. The Select Board can also assist you with wording if contacted in time prior to submission.

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FILING FOR CANDIDACY

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Wednesday, January 25 – Friday, February 3, 2023. Candidates must file with the Town Clerk’s office during business hours.  The Town Clerk will be available on Friday, February 3 from 3 – 5 p.m.

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1 – Select Board Member                3-year term

1 – Treasurer                                    3-year term

1 – Trustee of Trust Funds              3-year term

1 – Cemetery Commissioner           3-year term

2 – Library Trustees                         3-year term

1 – Supervisor of the Checklist       6-year term

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