TAMWORTH — After Winter Storm Sage delayed their town meeting voting two weeks, 74 New Hampshire towns, including Tamworth, Effingham, Hart’s Location, Wakefield and Chatham, voted Tuesday.
Secretary of State Dave Scanlan said a new law that allows town meeting voting to be postponed two weeks during weather emergencies paved the way for voting to be delayed.
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