6: What is the Official Ballot or “SB2” form of government that exists in Rye?

The Official Ballot form of government (RSA 40:13), popularly known as “SB2” after the State Senate bill that engendered it, was adopted by the Town of Rye and the Rye School District in 1998. It replaced the traditional town meeting with a Deliberative Session, also known as the “first session” of the Town Meeting. Towns that have adopted SB2 must vote “on all issues before the voters”, including both warrant articles and town officers, at the polls on election day – the “second session” of the Town Meeting.