LACONIA — After months of campaigning through forums, letters to the editor and social media posts, Election Day was in full swing on Tuesday, with a steady stream of voters casting ballots throughout the day in Wards 1, 2 and 4.

Ward 1 was the busiest among the three, and just before noon, about 320 voters had already come through, according to Moderator May Stewart.

“I think the fact that we had three competitive races on the ballot today has helped with turnout,” Stewart said. “There has been a lot of interest in what is going on.”

Amy Davis was with her 4-year-old son Beau, and said homelessness was the driving force of her voting on Tuesday. She was against having any type of “homeless pods,” but said it is an issue the city, and the rest of the Lakes Region, needs to tackle.

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