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<div>A: In towns that have adopted a municipal budget committee in accordance with RSA 32:14 through :24, the moderator plays a role in making appointments and filling vacancies on the budget committee if the town meeting has decided that all budget committee members-at-large are to be appointed. RSA 32:15, I (a). However, if the moderator fails to fill a vacancy within five days of being notified of the vacancy, the budget committee itself can fill the vacancy. RSA 32:15, VII. The moderator also plays a role in filling vacancies in the supervisors of the checklist. Usually, the remaining supervisors fill such vacancies, but if only one supervisor remains in office, or if none remain, such vacancies are filled by the moderator. RSA 669:64.</div><div></div><div></div><div>A: RSA 40:6 establishes a limit on the discretion of the moderator. Any moderator or presiding officer who willfully neglects or refuses to follow any rule or proceeding established by RSA Chapter 40 or the vote of the town, including any vote to overrule the moderator, is guilty of a misdemeanor. RSA 40:6. We are not aware of any moderator actually becoming subject to this penalty, but in light of Exeter v. Kenick, discussed above, such a penalty would be applicable only if the voters had actually made a particular procedural vote or demanded a secret ballot or recount (discussed below), and the moderator blatantly ignored it. Because of the element of willfulness, it could be difficult to prove a violation in the absence of a direct challenge to the moderator at the meeting and a majority vote in support of the challenge.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>moderator. az</div><div></div><div>Download Zip: https://t.co/G2nVXIj2WS </div><div></div><div> df19127ead</div>