Below are the results we have received from towns that voted today on the Marriage Article.
So far it has passed in every town that we have results for, with the exception of five small towns where less than 100 people voted on the article.
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| Amherst | PASSED | 51.7% | 48.3% |
| Auburn | PASSED | 72.0% | 28.0% |
| Bedford | PASSED | 72.5% | 27.5% |
| Belmont | PASSED | 65.9% | 34.1% |
| Center Harbor | PASSED | 52.9% | 47.1% |
| Colebrook | Failed | 45.2% | 54.8% |
| Dalton | PASSED | 60.6% | 39.4% |
| Dummer | PASSED | 59.4% | 40.6% |
| Dunbarton | PASSED | 57.0% | 43.0% |
| Epsom | PASSED | 62.3% | 37.7% |
| Fremont | PASSED | 70.1% | 29.9% |
| Hampstead | PASSED | 70.5% | 29.5% |
| Hampton | PASSED | 59.6% | 40.4% |
| Hampton Falls | PASSED | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Hillsborough | Failed | 30.6% | 69.4% |
| Kingston | PASSED | 67.5% | 32.5% |
| Lancaster | PASSED | 54.7% | 45.3% |
| Litchfield | PASSED | 67.6% | 32.4% |
| Londonderry | PASSED | 52.9% | 47.1% |
| Milan | PASSED | 83.3% | 16.7% |
| Milford | PASSED | 65.0% | 35.0% |
| Milton | PASSED | 57.5% | 42.5% |
| Mont Vernon | PASSED | 54.6% | 45.4% |
| New Boston | PASSED | 53.6% | 46.4% |
| Newton | PASSED | 68.5% | 31.5% |
| Pelham | PASSED | 59.6% | 40.4% |
| Pittsburg | PASSED | 94.1% | 5.9% |
| Plaistow | PASSED | 64.9% | 35.1% |
| Richmond | PASSED | 62.8% | 37.2% |
| Salisbury | Failed | 47.4% | 52.6% |
| Sandown | PASSED | 56.9% | 43.1% |
| Seabrook | PASSED | 57.0% | 43.0% |
| Shelburne | Failed | 31.4% | 68.6% |
| Stark | PASSED | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Stewartstown | PASSED | 87.2% | 12.8% |
| Washington | Failed | 43.9% | 56.1% |
| Windham | PASSED | 63.2% | 36.8% |
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I’ll be looking forward to seeing the press release once you are finished tallying the towns! Thank you.
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10 March 2010
M/V Africa Mercy, Lome, Togo, W. Africa
Togo recently went through a National Election for President. It was a creatively suppressed/controlled event.
In NH, The People, who through law control the legislators (their representatives) are facing reduction of their rights by denial. Make your voices heard NH. Demand your rights under legal agreement. Remind your ‘Rep’. for whom he labors in Concord.Dick Winn, RN Registered voter in State of New Hampshire
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Cannot wait to see this on the November ballot! As with every other State who has passed a gay marriage law this law too will be repealed. Straight citizens met the gay community and adopted “civil unions” as the change they were looking for. It was the ultra liberals who kept pushing for gay mariage (led by Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson), they weren’t happy until they stepped on “marriage”, something held Sacred by men and woman!
You got your change now gay people….it’s time to feel the wrath of the voters now! Damn I’m so proud to be from NH and even more proud to be Conservative.
We’ll have to educate Colebrook, Shelburne, Salisbury and Washington!
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I am just curious what motivates your “wrath” against those who are, apparently, different from you? I am a straight grandmother from Sugar Hill, where we treat all of our citizens fairly and with respect. I am sorry that is not true for you.
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Hi Nancy,
This isn’t about anger or wrath or any form of intolerance or hate. it is just that we want the definition of marriage to be about a child centered unit and redefining it to be only about emotion bewteen adults changes it to an adult centered definition. The result is the importance of caring for children is lost in this definition (new one). I think everyone accepts that gay people can love each other. This should be important to gay people to since they came from a mother and a father as well. Can you undersatnd what I am saying?
Civil Unions and other legislation are sufficient for recognizing gay unions. getting into the vocabulary of ‘marriage’ also puts a lot of stress on some religious groups and in some places member of those groups are being fined heavily and persecuted because they are ‘different’ in their opinions. So this can be seen from both sides in that way, so keeping marriage defined in terms of mother, father, child centered relationships avoids including all kinds of other relationships. it is an easy way to clarify what is unique in marriage rather than diluting it down to just any form of emotional bonding. In a sense the pro-man/woman group is concerned about the protection of children.
At my town meeting I was vicously attacked for having those views in the form of being loudly sworn at… I would not do that to anyone. All the anger I saw was on the other side.-
So following your logic, senior citizens, disabled people and infertile couples should only be allowed a civil union. What happens once the kids are out of the house? Does the marriage get reduced to a civil union?
I know many gay and lesbian parents who have wonderful “Child Centered” relationships. I also know straight couples who are terrible parents but it has nothing to do with being straight or gay. It has everything to do with the people involved.
In truth, the US Government has no right sanctioning or providing benefits to anyone in a faith based marriage. The only way to get state and federal benefits for yourself and your children should be through a CIVIL MARRIAGE.
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Mary, I took the word “wrath” directly from one of the posts of your supporters above on this discussion. So at least ONE person on your side is mad about something!!
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You are misinformed it can not be on the ballot. NH is not a referendum state. Why are you so afraid of gay people. There has been no negative effect in any state that has passed gay marriage or Civil Unions.
Oh and for you Republicans. It is a real economy stimulator. It will make the state money. Marriages are expensive. OMG! I just changed all the republican votes…it will make us money …wide eyed, drooling stares.
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Although Loudon was listed as one of the towns that would be voting on this, it was not on the ballot. I’m confused… It is good to know that, for the most part, where the towns did get to vote on this, it has shown that the majority feel that it is our right to do so.
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Me too, Mr. Peters should be interesting especially if they decide to actually print it with a headline and not on the last page bottom left. Good work everybody and shame on Goffstown for not allowing it on the ballot.
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Bedford also voted YES to vote on marriage!!!
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@BedfordMOM. I was planning to drive 2 hours to Bedford to do shopping and have lunch in one of your leading restaurants. After seeing the Bedford vote, I felt no longer welcome in your town. When I canceled my reservation at the restaurant, the restaurant was quite sincerely apologic and assured me that they were supportive of marriages equality. When I told the reservationist that the vote will hurt business, her answer was simply “Yes.” I deeply appreciate the response of the restaurant, but sorry–I can go elsewhere where I will be more welcome. (In Sugar Hill, we killed the article UNANIMOUSLY even before getting to vote to it.)
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Some towns have it as a warrant article to be brought up at town meeting on Saturday. i.e. Pittsfield, etc.
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My deepest admiration and respect go out to those who will and have presented this issue to there towns and have stood up for their belief that marriage is between one man and one woman.
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1,004 voters representing 21% of the registered voters in Swanzey voted in the affirmative for the marriage article. Marriage passed 524 yes to 422 opposed
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Londonderry voted YES too! 3,214 votes were cast in total – nearly double the amount cast last March. Council Chairman Mike Brown, “…the nonbinding resolution on gay marriage was the most likely reason for the higher turnout…” Union Leader: “The article passed, 1,655-1,471, meaning the town will send a letter to state legislators requesting a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and a woman.”
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Those of you who live in the towns that allowed this vote should take the time to call their state representatives and remind them that they need to listen to you next time – or be voted out of office if they try to silence you on this issue again.
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Those of you who live in those towns should actually start figuring out how to make up for the tourism dollars you are going to lose once the word is out that you are towns that voted to discriminate against totally innocent people. And it will get out!
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Comments on travel web sites are already starting to appear, like this one:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g46143-r58397500-Littleton_New_Hampshire.html
Title: Littleton is an unwelcoming town.
Gist: avoid this town that voted to discriminate against gays.Guess the towns that voted to discriminate are going to see some economic effects.
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I had the privilege of being part of my town’s (Milford) deliberative session. It was an intense battle; victory was narrow & would not have happened without mobilization of getting people there who were willing to use their voices. We were able to speak up and overturn the several attempts at modifying the original language on the amendment and it was am amazing experience. I also participated in voting last night, and I got to stay there and here the numbers on all of the different articles. I am so gratified to have been part of this process. It was great to be part of the wheels of justice as they turn in our local towns and in our great state. I think that we are so fortunate to be able to live in a society where we can vote freely and speak freely and act freely. I have traveled to places that do not have the same options and we are indeed fortunate. I can’t wait to hear the rest of the results as we send the message loud and clear to our legislators and let them know that we would like an opportunity to be heard by them.
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Gilford did it’s SB2 ballot voting yesterday:
Yes: 881 69.6%
No: 384 30.3%
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As the leader of our petition drive in Washington, I am naturally
saddened by our ballot results: 43 for -55 against.
If only seven others had changed their minds.
Our opposition centered on 3-4 high status leaders who forcefully
hammered home the need for protecting civil rights and guaranteeing
equal rights for all citizens. “We have no need for a referendum.”
As one final opponent shouted, “We don’t need any change in our
constitution: our motto is, “Live free or die.”
We were not only outnumbered in voters but in voices. I learned
that in any public forum next time, it is vital that the many who now
tolerate or even promote same sex marriage, understand that the issue
is far more than one of civil rights. Civil unions for homosexuals
is now allowed in most of the nation. The issue of rights must focus
on the God ordained rite of marriage–one man and one woman. And the
rights to be protected should focus on those produced by marriage:
the children who deserve both a mother and a father. What God intended.
However. Our battles shall continue but we rejoice in the victories
already won by most towns in early reports. A foretaste of the victories
we pray for in the fall elections!
Finally, my deep thanks and gratitude to Rep. David Bates for leading
this petition drive and to Kevin Smith, the outstanding coordinator of
needed legislative support among conservatives and Christians with
Cornerstone Policy Research in Concord. May they continue to exhort.
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Quote from James Hofford “Our opposition centered on 3-4 high status leaders who forcefully
hammered home the need for protecting civil rights and guaranteeing
equal rights for all citizens.”James,
Can you clear something up for me?
Please explain to me how you can guarantee equal rights for all citizens and vote to deny them to some? It doesn’t add up.
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Quick math by % is about 64% would like to vote on the issue.
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I was born and raised in Londonderry. I actually went to school with Kevin Smith.
I currently live in New York, though my entire family still lives in New Hampshire. I love visiting New Hampshire when I can get back.I’ve been open about being gay with people since high school. As a young teen I felt very uncomfortable in high school as a result and left the state for college. I left a lot of gay friends behind who to this day still live in the area.
I was so proud of New Hampshire when I heard that the gay marriage bill passed. It truly became a “Live Free or Die” state in my mind– where all people had the complete freedom to live their lives as they saw fit under the ideal of “live and let live.” It seemed that the founding ideology had remained true as the state addressed a new age.
I am amazed that Kevin Smith and the Cornerstone Group have taken a stance of defending New Hampshire against gay marriage, perceiving it as a threat to the american family.
My family has always been a bit gay, as long as I’ve been in it. I can’t imagine a more “american family” than mine. My brother and sister both have two kids and live minutes from where we grew up. My partner and I fit right into my family’s equation. They are eager to see us get married, and my niece and nephews are the most eager to see that day.
I don’t understand how if we got married this would affect anyone’s right to “live free or die?” How this would impact anyone else’s life or threaten anyone else’s union.
The fact is that its not just in name alone that “civil unions” are not equal to “marriage” and the reasons are too numerous to list here- rights of inheritance, immigration rights, etc.
I guess I’m really proud of New Hampshire right now and i feel that the american family would really benefit if Kevin Smith and his group would focus their efforts on protecting the american family by trying to fix issues with the education system, health care, job loss and abuse and addiction. This is really what’s threatening american families.
My (gay) family is just fine.
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Jeff, I’m glad you’re happy in New York, but you need to understand that this isn’t a question of gay rights. It’s a question of letting the voters decide the future of their state, no matter how they choose to vote, and not allowing the legislature to misrepresent their constituents. Besides, the push for gay marriage is about much more than gay marriage. It’s about pushing the entire gay agenda on all of us, like not allowing parents to opt out their kids from so-called ‘diversity’ training or forcing so-called bullying laws in schools that focus solely on stopping kids who may think they’re gay from being picked on when we all know kids get bullied for just about as many reasons as there are kids. We should be protecting EVERYONE, not just one tiny, vaguely defined minority. It is for all of these reasons that the people need to consider their vote carefully and definitively choose what they want for their state.
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Clearly you need a refresher in the meaning of “representative democracy”. The people of NH are the most well represented in the country. We have the smallest voter to legislator ratio of any state. You can actually speak with your representative. Just because he or she did not vote your way does not mean they were not listening. Most of us learned that in grade school. Your say is at election time.
Civil Rights should never be voted on. Has the majority ever voted in favor of the minority? This group probably would be ok with banning interracial and inter faith marriage, keeping women and blacks from voting but it still would not be the right thing to do.
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I agree – it IS about the idea that the ordinary folk get their say. Nationwide, they have rejected gay marriage overwhelmingly when given the chance and that is why the complaints start from the gay marriage supporters every time the issue is raised.
In my opinion, this is all about our individual control on how we think about life – and voting allows us to do so.
I don’t like the fact that my neighbors in town constantly vote to give our property taxes to charitable organizations that I otherwise would not support (i have my own list instead), but the majority voted. Therefore, I have to accept their decision.
So should the supporters of gay marriage for their issue. What seems to be the agenda is that everyone HAS to agree with gay marriage supporters, and when they see that people don’t, they don’t want to voting to happen so that the negative approval of gay marriage is starkly delineated.
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Jeff, come on up to the Tolerant Towns of Sugar Hill, Franconia, Easton and Bethlehem. We welcome everyone, we stand up for our neighbors, and we would love to have you and your friends visit our lovely hotels!! We are the New Hampshire you remember and love. We actually DO believe in Live Free or Die.
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Congratulations to Representative Dave Bates and all of you who made this happen. I regret that I live in a city where we could not put this issue on the ballot.
It will be interesting to see an actual numerical average of the votes in the towns that have voted. For the 37 towns above, plus Swanzey, Londonderry and Gilford, the median is 61.71%. The people who could vote on marriage have spoken with resounding support for traditional marriage.
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It passed in Swanzey NH too.
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I was appalled when I viewed the question regarding the marriage act. Wolfeboro at some meeting by a select few of small minded people, who still think that the minority can run the majority. What a disgusting last minute move. Why do they not want to just go face to face and always let all the voters choose. Because they will loose. But truth, Gods truth will always come through. I for one am glad for all the other straight forward people who still have common sense. We gave in on civil unions and still they are not satisfied. We will ring the bell in November. Let us be heard, I for one am tired of backing up for the minority that wants to run the ship. No more. No more to the politician that do not remember that they respresent the people not just a select group that they have to appease. Also a Governor that is so two faced he can’t remember what side the tracks he is on. What a total classless Governor.
If you look at the numbers, Lynch has Lynched us for many yrs to come, looking at his budget and fictions guest aments in the budget. Good riddance, hello Jack Kimball. Amen -
What victory is gained by treating all GLBT couples like they are a public threat? This vote and drive makes me remember how long it took for NH to adopt a Martin Luther King day and it makes me wonder why the “Live Free or Die!” state should have a clause that says “…except the gays!”.
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Over 200 folks in Sugar Hill, Easton, and Franconia took out and signed a full page in the Littleton Courier in support of our friends and neighbors whosecivil rights are currently under attack through these warrant articles. Come on up and visit us — everyone is welcome and we treat everyone fairly and equally.
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Good! That means that you and they all supported the right of EVERYONE to vote on this issue, no matter who they are, including those 200 folks you mentioned. It seems to me that it’s the civil rights of voters that are being attacked by the legislature! And voting is a REAL civil right, guaranteed by the Constitution, not a so-called ‘right’ being claimed by a very small minority to gain legitimacy for their own choice of lifestyle.
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Oh, Karen, you are so wrong. We do NOT support the right of everyone to vote on this issue. We support our friends and neighbors right to enjoy life as they see fit while enjoying the same civil protections as anyone else. This is NOT about voting. it is about protecting civil rights for all, even if they are different from YOU. And check your Constitution, equal protection, Article 14 in case you don’t know, gives EVERYONE the same protections. Everyone.
Our new marketing program for our area:
Visit the tolerant towns of northern NH. We have lovely hotels, restaurants, and shops. Come see us, you are welcome here!
we do not discriminate, unlike these towns … fill names of towns that passed this article.
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If this really made the ballot in 133 towns, why are there so many missing from the vote tallies? I know that some towns have Saturday meetings, but did a lot of towns table it? Why aren’t you listing those towns?
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Not all of the voting took place on Tuesday, and not all of the tallys are in yet. Don’t worry, I’m sure all of them will be reported here.
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In our town, Brookline, they did not allow any discussion and voted by card vote, even though we had a petition for asecret ballot, to pass over our article. I guess some people are allowed a voice and a vote and some are not.
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Right, Mary. Because this isn’t really about voting. It is about advancing a narrow-minded, discriminatory agenda cloaked in the right to vote.
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I guess that to those who think this is a thinly cloaked agenda & not about voting, I would point out that there are petion-signers who are also pro gay marriage. The issue is about voting. NH has recently gotten into the practice of trying to slide several things into legislation. As a small business owner, I am no less concerned about the attempt to rework the LLC taxation (which will severely impact already struggling small businesses) than I am about the legislators (who work for us to represent us) having passed gay marriage without putting it to the vote. The point is that this is a democratic republic; which simply means government by the people & for the people. That means that the last time I checked I get the right to hold my elected officials to a standard of accountability to ensure that they are indeed representing the will of the general population and every one of their constituents. I know many people on both sides of this issue are very passionate & for a variety of reasons, I am also passionate. However, I think that too quickly we are setting aside the fact that this started as a voting issue, and it is still a voting issue. If those in opposition the the article feel as strongly as they do, they should vote what they believe. However I get the right to do so as well. It seems pretty clear so far that 60% (approximate; based on the current numbers) of the voters in NH are asking for the right to vote on this issue. If your issue has the wherewithal to be solid for all the reasons so many have laid forth, then you should not fear the voting process, but should instead embrace it. I am single, and there are many things that come through legislation that directly impact me and my pocket book even though I am not a parent or part of a married couple. However, I still get to vote on them & I will indeed abide by the will of the people; whichever way the will of the people bends.
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Sonya,
We do not get to vote on everything. Our Constitution was set up to protect minorities from the majority inflicting their will upon them, which is why the framers chose a representative democracy rather than pure democracy. If everyone got to vote on everything, there would still be legal segregation in the south; because that minority could be protected from the will of the (ignorant) majority, blacks are now legally equal there and.
If you honestly think this is about voting, you have been taken in by those who, for religious, political or other reasons have tried to push the emotional buttons of the citizens of New Hampshire. They also want restrictions on divorce, to keep adultery as a felony, and would probably love to get rid of birth control as well. Do you want me to be able to vote on whether you can get a divorce and what you have to do to get one? Really.
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List I have from combining various news sources, no percents however.
No
Andover
Colebrook
Hillsborough
Northumberland
Salisbury
Shelburne
WashingtonYes
Allenstown
Amherst
Auburn
Bedford
Belmont
Center Harbor
Charlestown
Dalton
Dunbarton
Dunmer
Epsom
Fremont
Hampstead
Hampton
Hampton Falls
Kingston
Lancaster
Litchfield
Littleton
Londonderry
Milan
Milford
Milton
Mont Vernon
New Boston
Newton
Pelham
Pittsburg
Plaistow
Richmond
Sandown
Seabrook
Stark
Stewartstown
Swanzey
Wakefield
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Brookline “Tabled” it last night. No vote.
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I don’t know if you were there Mary or hallucinating. I got a call from a neighbor who was there from 7pm to 11.35pm(Brookline). There was a vote, a secret ballot as requested, but there was a vote. And the vote failed. IT FAILED. That’s not the same as tabled. How would you like if I voted on your marriage? How would you like it if I voted to take your rights away? Let me guess, you must be Caucasian and straight. You have no idea what it’s like to suffer as a minority.
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Czerny, Mary is not hallucinating. You and your neighbor are wrong.
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Just so you know, Czerny, tabling, passing over and postponing indefinitely were strategies adopted by many opponents of the amendment who wished to spare their towns divisiveness.
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This article was petitioned onto the warrants in 133 towns. The voters in many towns, like Bethlehem which is an SB2 town, chose to see this article for what it is — a vote to discriminate against some of our friends and neighbors — and voted to amend it in such a way as to render it meaningless or to remove it from the warrant.
I notice that this website is choosing to report almost exclusively those towns that supported your position.
In towns like Franconia, Sugar Hill, Easton (and, I am sure, many others) the article was “tabled” because it was deemed “not relevant to town business” and a subject already resolved by our legislature and tested there twice since — once on a bill to repeal and once on a bill for a constitutional amendment defeated 201 to 135.
If you “LetNHVote” people are so all fired up about this being an issue of “let the people vote” where have you been on the hundreds of other potentially controversial bills passed by our legislature and signed into law by our governor. It is transparently clear that your “passion” in this case is driven by a mean-spirited desire to discriminate against gay people. You could at least be honest about that!!
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This site is reporting the result for EVERY town we have information on.
If you have totals for a town that we have not received yet, you are welcome to post them.
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Please explain the following statement to me. It is at the beginning of the statewide tally results above.
“Below are the results we have received from towns that voted today on the Marriage Article.
So far it has passed in every town that we have results for, with the exception of five small towns where less than 100 people voted on the article”The list then goes on to list at least 24 towns where it failed or was tabled and the percentages are given.
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Look at the more recent update.
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What I’m getting from various news sources is 54 towns passed the measure, 43 towns rejected it, and 88 towns and 13 cities refused to touch it. So that’s 54 wanting to vote on marriage versus 144 that won’t support this. By my math the measure has gotten 37.5% support so far state-wide with 36 towns still unaccounted for. Sorry, folks, but this appears to be bombing. Maybe there’s something else we can vote on. Or maybe we can vote to abolish the Legislature entirely – then we can vote on everything! That’d be kinda cool.
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Scott,
Your sources are wrong.
Your numbers total more than the number of towns the petition was submitted in.
The statement “88 towns and 13 cities refused to touch it” is also wrong.
Citizen petitions cannot even be submitted in cities.The information on this site will have accurate results for every town that votes on this article when the remaining towns have all voted.
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I hope you will accurately report on the outcomes in those SB2 towns that amended the article to render it meaningless, such as Bethlehem. If those articles passed that does not indicate support for the amendment.
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Now that all is said and done the marriage article got a thumbs up in 37.2% of communities State-wide. Sorry to say it, but this effort tanked big time. Maybe this was the wrong issue, I mean with everything the Leg votes on maybe we can win true voter empowerment on the other issues! Vive le guerre!
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Scott’s got a point in the sense that if you add up the total number of people in all towns who actually voted for this that’s one SMALL percentage of the state. Forget mandate, that’s not even a majority. Look, if we want a pro-democracy movement one can’t go around ignoring the numbers!!
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Jim,
If you are so interested in hearing from all the citizens, why is there such oppostion to putting this on the November ballot for EVERYONE (who chooses to vote) to decide?
No one is ignoring the numbers. You cannot force voter participation. We can only count the votes of people who voted.
This is an effort to let people’s opinions be heard. If they choose not to vote, that is their decision.
Those on your side of this issue are the only ones actively trying to prevent people from having the chance to vote.
I am not sure you are really as pro-democracy as your comment suggests.
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I posted this last night and it is still under “moderation”. Are you afraid to post an opinion that disagrees with you?
Sugar Hill proudly voted UNANIMOUSLY to defeat the warrant article for a constitutional amendment that would restrict marriage equality by passing over it. Nobody felt it was even worth discussing. NOT ONE PERSON either voted for this article or even spoke in support of it. In Sugar Hill, we stand up for our friends and neighbors — who are doing nothing to hurt anyone — in the face of vicious attacks on their civil rights. We will continue our fight to educate the public on this point. I personally am sickened by efforts like those on this site to hurt and damage the lives of innocent people just trying to live their lives. It is not the New Hampshire way. Live free or die.
Nancy Martland, Sugar Hill, NH
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Nancy, my comments are also under “moderation”. I’m with you. If you disagree with the moderator, then your post is frozen under “moderation.”
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These towns rejected the proposed amendment:
Alstead, Andover, Barrington, Bethlehem, Boscawen, Bow, Bradford, Brookfield, Chesterfield, Colebrook, Deerfield, Easton, Franconia, Farmington, Gilsum, Goffstown, Groveton, Hebron, Hillsborough, Hudson, Kensington, Lee, Lincoln, Lisbon, Lyman, Marlborough Meredith, Monroe, Newbury, Nelson, New Durham, New Hampton, New London, Northumberland, Ossipee, Plymouth, Rindge, Rye, Salisbury, Sharon, Shelburne, Sugar Hill, Westmoreland,Winchester, Wolfeboro, Washington.
I make that 46 towns that rejected this article. Above are listed 37 towns that voted in favor.
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RE the marriage resolutions on many ballots–do you plan on providing the NH total of voters, the total of YES votes, and the percentage?
Here in Londonderry, 3214 voters, 1655 YES votes, 51% (.5149).
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That aggregate result will be posted after all the towns finish voting.
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Where did the other post go?
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What post?
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I was looking for the first update post, but I see now that you just changed it for your latest update.
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Correct. We decided to update that post rather than make a new one each time we receive more information.
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Several people on this blog have made reference to this being an issue centered on child-rearing. You should know that during the recent case before the Iowa Supreme Court to repeal the marriage equality law there — a repeal that failed in that court — the court examined substantial amounts of data and research in this area and concluded that there was NO DATA to support arguments that children raised by same gender parents fared any worse IN ANY WAY than children from mixed gender parented families. Here is the information from the court’s ruling:
“The plaintiffs produced evidence to demonstrate sexual orientation
and gender have no effect on children raised by same-sex couples, and
same-sex couples can raise children as well as opposite-sex couples. They also submitted evidence to show that most scientific research has repudiated the commonly assumed notion that children need opposite-sex parents or biological parents to grow into well-adjusted adults. Many leading organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the National Association of Social Workers, and the Child Welfare League of America, weighed the available research and supported the conclusion that gay and lesbian parents are as effective as heterosexual parents in raising children.For example, the official policy of the American Psychological Association
declares, “There is no scientific evidence that parenting effectiveness is
related to parental sexual orientation: Lesbian and gay parents are as likely
as heterosexual parents to provide supportive and healthy environments for
children.” Almost every professional group that has studied the issue
indicates children are not harmed when raised by same-sex couples, but to
the contrary, benefit from them. In Iowa, agencies that license foster parents
have found same-sex couples to be good and acceptable parents. It is
estimated that more than 5800 same-sex couples live throughout Iowa, and
over one-third of these couples are raising children. (End of excerpt from the court’s ruling)Your opinions about this being “child-centered” are prejudiced by your basic homophobia and intolerance.
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Let’s put the voting results in some perspective:
There are 242 cities and towns in NH comprising 1,125,124 people.
The best I can ascertain is that 107 (44%) of those cities and towns representing 380,255 people (34%) of them considered this article.
52 cities and towns passed the article (21%).
55 cites and towns failed, tabled or amended the article to be meaningless (23%).
135 cities and towns (56%) representing 744,869 people in our state (66%) didn’t have the article on their warrants and didn’t vote.Tell me how this is a “great victory” and “the people have spoken”.
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EVERY one of your figures are WRONG.
Complete, accurate information will be posted when we obtain all the results from the towns that voted Saturday.
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