I didn't go to town meeting, but I went to vote today.
I vote only on the issues that I feel strongly about, or that I know are the right thing to do (like funding local charities, libraries, etc.) and which are in danger of losing funding if I do not vote. On some issues, I just do not have an opinion, so I do not vote on those articles on the ballot.
I really don't think it matters who the town clerk (or several other town positions) is; either way he/she's going to be filing papers in an office doing the job. If he/she doesn't, he/she gets “fired” next election.
Because Rockingham is a small rural community, everyone knows everyone and everyone's business. Unfortunately, it becomes a popularity contest in a town this small.