The writer represents District 8 as a member of Brattleboro’s Representative Town Meeting.
BRATTLEBORO-It’s important that Brattleboro voters understand how giving up Town Meeting deliberations (whether open or representative) in favor of Australian ballot voting is giving up their voice.
Yes, people can register approval or opposition with their vote, but they will be giving up the opportunity to persuade others of their view beyond the uncertain audiences of social and traditional media.
And on the other side of the coin, they are giving up the opportunity to hear perspectives from other points of view that might inform their vote as what is the best outcome for the community.
Georgia Morgan
Brattleboro
The writer represents District 8 as a member of Brattleboro’s Representative Town Meeting.
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