Storm disrupts some elections in New Hampshire
The winter storm pelting the northeast with snow, sleet and high winds is disrupting some local elections in New Hampshire.
Tuesday is New Hampshire’s traditional Town Meeting Day, when voters in more than 100 communities elect boards of selectmen, library trustees and other local positions.
A number of towns rescheduled their elections, but others have stayed open, on schedule.
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu had said those who rescheduled their elections risked lawsuits alleging voter suppression, but also said that given differing opinions, the state isn’t in a position to mandate that the towns stay open.
Sununu’s town, Newfields, postponed its elections until Tuesday, March 21, saying the safety of voters and election workers is ‘‘paramount.’’
