Town elections are hyperlocal. But NH voters have plenty else on their minds.
Tuesday was town meeting day for many New Hampshire communities, with voters casting ballots in local elections on a bluebird day with unseasonably warm temperatures.
While the official business at hand included annual town and school budgets, zoning changes, the election of local officers, and other municipal matters, many voters had a lot more on their minds.
“The state of Exeter is okay,” said Paige Curtis, as she prepared to vote at Town Hall. “The state of the world? I kind of feel like I'm getting gut punched. And then there's a little positive, and then it happens again. So there's just a lot of crazy going on.”
Voters in several New Hampshire towns Tuesday said the recent global headlines — including the war in Iran and the rising cost of oil — were heavy on their minds, even as they weighed in on purely local matters.
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