New Hampshire Town Meeting
Town meeting season in New Hampshire has arrived. Held annually, town meetings are where voters decide municipal budgets and a host of other town business, and vote on elected officials.
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In 2026, the big day for local elections is March 10, though in many places, the town meeting process is already underway.
Whether you live in an SB2 town, or a town with traditional town meeting, check out our town meeting guide to learn more about the process and how you can participate. And read our story on the major themes and issues on the agenda across the state this year.
We recommend that you check with your town for the dates, locations and times, including polling hours and meeting locations.
Visit the Secretary of State's website for information about how to vote in your local elections. This page also has more information on important dates for town meeting season.
Have any questions about town or school meetings? Let us know at voices@nhpr.org.
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All these costs are baked into Hopkinton’s $29.3 million school budget, a 4.7% increase over last year. Voters approved the budget in a ballot vote of 220 to 67 on March 14, 2026. -
Lau Guzman/NHPRVoters in the towns of Ossipee, Carroll, Troy and Gorham voted at town meetings this week on whether their police officers should continue to help with federal immigration efforts. -
The annual town meeting in Bow, New Hampshire, lasted over four hours as voters requested secret ballots to decide an unusually high number of warrant articles. -
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Cori Princell/NHPRLawmakers are considering legislation that would allow students to attend any public school in the state and require their community to pay the new district for the education. Schools could also have to accept students from outside their districts. -
Elena Eberwein/NHPRNew Hampshire town and school meetings saw proposed tax caps on the ballot this week. Lawmakers are considering a bill to require towns consider tax caps every two years.
Catch up on past town meeting coverage
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Los votantes de los pueblos de Ossipee, Carroll, Troy y Gorham votaron la semana pasada en asambleas municipales sobre si sus oficiales de policía deberían seguir colaborando en iniciativas federales de inmigración. -
After the idea for a new library arose in 1986, the Daland Memorial Library finally made its debut in Mont Vernon in February. -
Los pueblos de New Hampshire tuvieron elecciones locales el martes. Además de los presupuestos municipales, los votantes tuvieron reflexiones sobre Irán, el precio de la gasolina y mucho más. -
La gobernadora de Massachusetts, Maura Healy, está pidiendo a la administración de Trump que asuma la responsabilidad por todos los arrestos de ICE en el estado. -
New Hampshire town meeting topics run the gamut, from basic needs and paint jobs to new fire trucks and million-dollar school renovations.
