Hampton NH official's 'offensive' social posts lead to town vote on policy
HAMPTON – A group of residents is advocating for the town to adopt a social media policy for elected officials in response to what they call a pattern of “racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic” Facebook posts by Selectman Regina Barnes. The group, led by Hampton resident Jennifer Glynn, put forward a petition warrant article that will go before voters at the March Town Meeting. Article 22 calls for selectmen to update the town’s code of ethics to include a social media policy. It also seeks to create an ethics committee that would be charged with reviewing complaints of potential vi...