The small number of China voters who came to the polls on June 10 approved all ballot questions presented.
A 34-article annual town business meeting ballot authorized town government funding and various select board actions for the 2025-26 fiscal year, plus repealing two ordinances and amending two others.
Town Clerk Angela Nelson’s tally said 277 voters filled out these ballots. Of the 34 questions, only three received fewer than 200 “yes” votes.
— The vote to repeal China’s recreational marijuana ordinance (because state regulations supersede it, Town Manager Rebecca Hapgood had explained) was 156 in favor, 112 opposed. — The vote to repeal China’s quorum ordinance (because it is not legal, Hapgood had said) was 163 in favor, 107 opposed. — The vote to appropriate $64,000 for community support organizations was 199 in favor, 76 opposed.
On the two-question Regional School Unit #18 ballot, 192 voters approved the annual budget referendum, endorsing the 2025-26 school budget approved in May. Seventy-nine voters were opposed; five left the question blank.
The second question, whether to continue the annual referendum for another three years, was approved 199 to 68, with nine blank ballots.
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