Town of Durham Question 1 — Charter: Board of Selectmen from three to five members (Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region)

What it does

Shall the Durham Town Charter be amended to increase the number of members of the Board of Selectmen from three to five?

A YES vote means

Durham's Board of Selectmen would grow from three members to five.

A NO vote means

Durham's Board of Selectmen would stay at three members.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

The Board of Selectmen had recommended in July 2026 that the two added selectman seats be dropped, but on August 5, 2026 the Charter Revision Commission voted unanimously to keep them in its final report, according to the commission's minutes.

At a special meeting on August 24, 2026, the three-member Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to put the change from one First Selectman and two Selectmen to one First Selectman and four Selectmen on the ballot as its own question, according to the board's meeting motions.

The same night the board voted unanimously to approve explanatory text for the November 2026 ballot, according to the motions.

Put on the ballot by Durham Board of Selectmen, unanimous, August 24, 2026 (motion to make separate ballot questions).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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• Town of Clinton Question 1 — $3,320,000 capital improvement projects bonds
• Town of Durham Question 2 — Charter: Town Clerk and Tax Collector appointed
• Town of Durham Question 3 — Charter: additional revisions
• City of Middletown Question 1 — $30,426,000 Public Schools Districtwide Infrastructure Project

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Town of Durham Question 1 mean?

Durham's Board of Selectmen would grow from three members to five.

What does a NO vote on Town of Durham Question 1 mean?

Durham's Board of Selectmen would stay at three members.

How many votes does Town of Durham Question 1 need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Town of Durham Question 1?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.