New Hampshire election news

  • OpinionNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    State House Dome: Nonpartisan group wants to de-polarize the pols

    Apr. 26—A NONPARTISAN GROUP that wants to end polarization in politics had its kickoff sessions online this past week. Working Together is a project of The People, a nonprofit launched in 2019 that brought two people from each state to Washington to work on bipartisan solutions. "We are leaving it up to the citizens to chart the course," said Executive Director Kate Fahey, when asked what ...

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    As NH lawmakers contemplate requiring voter ID, one organization is ready to help

    As lawmakers weigh the bill, House Bill 1569, one national organization is gearing up to help voters should it become law.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    State House Dome: Secretary Scanlan goes to Washington

    Apr. 19—SECRETARY OF STATE David Scanlan made his inaugural voyage to Capitol Hill this past week to testify to a U.S. Senate panel about New Hampshire's experience in the vortex of artificial intelligence attacks in American elections. The National Association of Secretaries of State tapped Scanlan to speak to the Senate Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on privacy, technology and the law. ...

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  • USFoster's Daily Democrat

    Strafford County leaders sue NH over election change: Why case has major implications

    NH Democrats have argued if Strafford County district change stands, nothing would prevent the party in power from making changes at any time.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Sununu's comments on Trump on 'This Week' create stir

    Apr. 14—Gov. Chris Sununu said on national TV Sunday morning he stands by his criticism of former President Donald Trump on the Jan. 6 insurrection and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, but not even a conviction — or multiple convictions — would stop him from voting for the Republican nominee. The nine-minute segment on "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos on ABC was titled "Sununu ...

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    U.S. Rep. Kuster backing Van Ostern to replace her

    Apr. 9—CONCORD — As expected, U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster, D-N.H., confirmed Tuesday that she is endorsing former Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern's Democratic primary bid to replace her in the 2nd Congressional District. Van Ostern, 45, got into the race the day after Kuster, 67, surprised some observers by declaring that she would not seek a seventh two-year term. When Kuster first ran for ...

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    NH bill allowing pre-processing of absentee ballots clears Senate

    New Hampshire town clerks would be empowered to pre-process absentee ballots ahead of elections under a bill that unanimously passed the Senate Friday.

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    'In these four walls we work' - Manchester mayor reflects on first 100 days in office

    Apr. 5—The first thing one notices when entering Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais's office is the clock. Counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds left in his term, it's a symbol of the need for urgency when attending to the daily machinations of New Hampshire's largest city. "This is a constant reminder that in these four walls we work. There is no room for fakery," Ruais said. "There is ...

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Burns drops run for Congress, will jump into Executive Council race

    Apr. 4—Manchester Republican Bob Burns shifted gears Thursday, dropping plans to run for Congress in the 2nd District to instead announce a bid for a vacant seat on the Executive Council. Burns's about-face followed an announcement by Executive Councilor Ted Gatsas, R-Manchester, that he would not seek a fourth two-year term this fall. Until this development, Burns was planning to run for ...

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    Scanlan backs using fed surplus to support replacing aging voting machines

    Apr. 3—CONCORD — Secretary of State David Scanlan said the state has enough surplus in a federal election fund that he supports making grants to help cities and towns replace aging voting machines. Scanlan urged the Senate Election Laws and Municipal Affairs Committee Tuesday to kill a related House-passed bill (HB 447) that would require he set up a $3 million matching program of grants for ...

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Gatsas to call it a career after 24 years

    Apr. 3—Executive Councilor Ted Gatsas said he will end a 24-year career in elective politics when he completes his third term on the council this fall. The former Manchester mayor and Senate president, a 73-year-old Republican, said it's time to turn over the seat to the next generation of political leaders. During an interview, Gatsas stressed that his health was fine and the time was right ...

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Whitley forms exploratory committee for 2nd Congressional District run

    Apr. 3—CONCORD — Two-term State Sen. Becky Whitley, D-Hopkinton, said Wednesday she has formed a committee to explore a Democratic primary run for the 2nd Congressional District seat. Whitley, 44, made her announcement a week after U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster, D-N.H., surprised some observers by declaring she would not be seeking a record seventh term in the U.S. House. Kuster has already held the ...

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Van Ostern raises $325k for 2nd C.D. Dem bid

    Apr. 2—CONCORD — Democratic congressional candidate Colin Van Ostern of Concord raised more than $325,000 in the four days since he declared his campaign seeking to replace six-term U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster, D-N.H., who is not running again this fall. "I am deeply grateful to the hundreds of grassroots supporters across this district who have sent in this historic level of contributions to the ...

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  • PoliticsPortsmouth Herald

    Colin Van Ostern jumps into NH Democratic race for US House seat in 2024 after Kuster bows out

    Colin Van Ostern, a former New Hampshire Executive Council member and Democratic gubernatorial nominee, looks to replace Rep. Annie Kuster.

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  • USPortsmouth Herald

    Seabrook teachers almost didn't get paid: SAU 21 blames board for 'not doing their job'

    Teachers almost didn't receive their paychecks this week, with SAU 21 officials blaming the School Board for dragging its feet to sign payroll.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Kuster's stunning move to pass on 2024 reelection sets off scramble

    Mar. 27—U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster's unexpected announcement that she will not seek a seventh term this fall set off a scramble in both political parties for New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District seat, a safe haven for Democrats since Kuster unseated Republican Congressman Charlie Bass in 2012. "As I look to the future, I am excited by the work and opportunities that lie ahead. We all have a ...

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  • PoliticsPortsmouth Herald

    Rep. Annie Kuster, D-NH, won't seek re-election, opening door for a new candidate in 2024

    “I always said I was not going to stay in Congress forever," Rep. Annie Kuster says.

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  • USPortsmouth Herald

    NH towns lag on accessible voting machines. This bill could help.

    In NH only Concord and Exeter have accessible voting machines of their own. Both acquired them only after facing legal challenges.

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  • USFoster's Daily Democrat

    Bill to overturn Strafford County Commission elections change remains alive, barely

    A bill that sought to reverse a new elections law in Strafford County that Democrats called "gerrymandering at its worst" is still alive for now.

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  • USPortsmouth Herald

    Newington, Stratham, NH towns soundly reject push to ban vote counting machines

    Vote counting machines will remain as NH towns reject bid to ban them, rebuking false claims by group with high-powered national organizers.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Warmington campaign claims its poll shows neck-and-neck race with Craig

    Mar. 19—CONCORD — The campaign of Democratic candidate for governor and Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington of Concord said its own poll concluded that she's neck and neck with primary rival and former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig when voters were told the "potential criticisms" of both candidates. The survey from GBAO Strategies of Washington, D.C., begins by acknowledging that Craig led ...

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Bill aiming to move state primary date heads to closely divided House

    Mar. 19—CONCORD — A closely divided House of Representatives will decide whether New Hampshire moves the state primary election three months forward to June in 2026, after a key committee split on the issue among party lines. All 10 Republicans on the House Election Law Committee endorsed the change, days after outgoing Gov, Chris Sununu confirmed that he favored the June primary bill (SB 380) ...

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  • PoliticsPortsmouth Herald

    NH House passes bill removing exceptions to state voter ID law

    The NH House narrowly approved a bill that would eliminate any exceptions to the state’s voter ID laws and require documentary proof of citizenship.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    State House Dome: Ayotte backs universal IVF access after voting for exemptions in U.S. Senate

    Mar. 15—REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE for governor Kelly Ayotte of Nashua came out squarely against the Alabama Supreme Court's decision to restrict access to in vitro fertilization on the grounds that under that state's constitution, discarding frozen embryos was tantamount to a wrongful death. Ayotte campaign spokesman John Corbett said the candidate also disagrees with the New Hampshire Republican ...

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  • PoliticsPortsmouth Herald

    League of Women Voters sues those involved in deepfake robocalls sent to NH voters

    League of Women Voters file a lawsuit against those who sent robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden's voice to New Hampshire voters.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    N.H. House strips all exemptions to voter ID law

    Mar. 14—CONCORD — By a narrow margin, the House of Representatives embraced eliminating all exemptions to the state's voter ID law, a move critics charged would strip the voting rights of thousands of citizens who show up at the polls without a driver's license or proof of citizenship. Thursday's 189-185 unrecorded vote on the bill (HB 1569) came one day after Gov. Chris Sununu said he saw no ...

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  • USNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Political consultant, Texas firms behind Biden AI robocall in NH sued for millions

    Mar. 14—A lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in New Hampshire alleges that thousands of automated robocalls that used an AI-generated copy of President Joe Biden's voice to urge Granite State Democrats not to vote in the presidential primary could have "long-lasting and detrimental" impacts on voters. The League of Women Voters of New Hampshire (LWV-NH), the League of Women Voters of the ...

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Sununu endorses moving state primary to June

    Mar. 13—CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu said the Legislature should move the state primary in 2026 from September up to June, rather than an election date change in August that is the preference of Secretary of State David Scanlan. Sununu told reporters that moving the primary three months earlier would ensure the state kept strong voter turnout and it wouldn't disrupt the summer tourism season as ...

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  • USPortsmouth Herald

    Beriont, Waddell win Hampton Board of Selectmen seats: Town Meeting results

    “I’m hoping to give the people of Hampton a new voice on the select board,” Beriont said.

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    Rye, Greenland, Newington elections: Wright defeats King in Rye Select Board race

    The towns of Rye, Greenland, and Newington all held their town elections Tuesday.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    NH House Dems win 2 special elections

    Mar. 12—Democrats won both special elections on Town Meeting Day, narrowing the slim Republican majority in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Wins for both Portsmouth environmental activist Jennifer Mandelbaum and Erik Johnson of Lee hardly came as a surprise since both were running in Democratic-leaning districts to replace Rep. Robin Vogt, D-Portsmouth, who moved out of the ...

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  • USPortsmouth Herald

    Jonathan Pinette wins reelection to North Hampton Select Board: Town Meeting results

    Here is a look at what passed and failed at Tuesday's Town Meeting in North Hampton and Hampton Falls.

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  • WorldFoster's Daily Democrat

    Rollinsford voters approve budgets, elect School Board members

    Rollinsford voters passed all town zoning and other warrant articles in Tuesday's election.

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    Durham, Oyster River elect School Board members, town councilors

    Durham, Madbury, Lee, had municipal elections and each took part in the Oyster River Cooperative School District vote Tuesday. Here are results.

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  • USFoster's Daily Democrat

    Barrington voters approve $3.6M library and community center

    A large turnout of Barrington's voters approved a plan for a new library and a community center in Tuesday's election.

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  • USPortsmouth Herald

    Unopposed and unwavering: Molly Cowan secures third term on Exeter’s Select Board

    “It’s a huge honor to serve my town,” Molly Cowan said. “I think local elections and local services are some of the most important work you can do."

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  • PoliticsFoster's Daily Democrat

    Democrat Erik Johnson wins NH House election for Lee, Madbury, Dover Ward 4

    Democrat Erik Johnson of Lee is headed to the NH House after winning a special election for Strafford County District 11.

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  • PoliticsPortsmouth Herald

    Democrat Jennifer Mandelbaum wins Portsmouth, Newington NH House special election

    Democrat Jennifer Mandelbaum will serve in NH House, representing Rockingham County District 21, which includes Newington and Portsmouth Ward 1.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Election portal takes another step forward

    Mar. 12—CONCORD — A new online portal for voters to begin the process to register or request an absentee ballot took one step closer to reality Tuesday. Secretary of State David Scanlan proposed a minor change to the House-passed plan (HB 463) that would cost about $555,000 in the first year with roughly $170,000 in annual costs to maintain it. "My belief is implementation of a voter portal ...

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Biden returns to NH campaign trail Monday

    Mar. 11—CONCORD — President Joe Biden will make his first 2024 campaign stop in New Hampshire on Monday, campaign officials have confirmed. The visit will come four days after Biden's State of the Union speech and follows planned campaign stops in the swing states of Pennsylvania on Friday and Georgia on Saturday. Former President Donald Trump will also campaign in Georgia on Saturday. The ...

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Biden mixes government work with campaign politics in NH

    Mar. 11—MANCHESTER — President Joe Biden mixed government business with campaign politics Monday during his first return visit to New Hampshire in nearly two years. Speaking to supporters at his campaign office in Manchester, Biden thanked New Hampshire Democrats who delivered a record 65% write-in victory Jan. 23 after Biden had tried without success to engineer a primary calendar taking away ...

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  • PoliticsPortsmouth Herald

    Joe Biden in NH, attacks Trump for opening door to Social Security, Medicare cuts

    President Joe Biden took verbal jabs at former President Donald Trump, who had cited options for "cutting" spending on Social Security and Medicare.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Biden's N.H. swing to include both official, campaign stops Monday

    Mar. 8—MANCHESTER — President Joe Biden's first visit to New Hampshire since he spurned the Granite State's first-in-the-nation primary will include both an official taxpayer-funded event and a reelection campaign stop. The White House announced that the trip will begin with an official event in Manchester, where he will speak about "lowering costs" for American families. During Biden's State ...

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  • PoliticsPortsmouth Herald

    Joe Biden coming to NH after State of Union, to focus on 'lowering costs'

    President Joe Biden is planning a visit to New Hampshire as he ramps up 2024 campaign efforts following State of Union speech.

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  • PoliticsPortsmouth Herald

    Ayotte and Morse seek Republican nomination for NH governor: What voters need to know

    Chuck Morse says securing the border is top issue in NH governor's race. Kelly Ayotte says keeping NH safe by supporting police is No. 1 priority.

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  • USPortsmouth Herald

    Hampton ballot mailed out with errors: Here's what officials are doing about it

    “It was shocking to us because it never happened before,” Town Manager Jamie Sullivan said on the ballot errors on the March 12 election.

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  • USFoster's Daily Democrat

    Rollinsford voters to decide on town, school budgets, offices, use of Scoutland trail

    Rollinsford's ballot also asks voters if they wish to continue allowing hunting and recreational vehicles on Scoutland trail.

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    Voters guide to the Exeter area 2024 election: When, where, and who is on the ballot

    Here is a look at the top issues and candidates on the March 12 election ballot in Exeter.

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    Voters guide to the Seabrook 2024 election: When, where, and who is on the ballot

    Here is a look at the top issues and candidates on the March 12 election ballot in Seabrook.

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    Voters guide to the Hampton area 2024 election: When, where, and who is on the ballot

    Here is a look at the top issues and candidates on the March 12 election ballot in Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton and Winnacunnet School District.

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    Rye election 2024 voters guide: What's on ballot, candidate views on town, school issues

    Rye's Select Board and School Board candidates share views ahead of 2024 election on March 12. A look at what's on the ballot.

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  • USPortsmouth Herald

    Newington election 2024 voter guide: What to know before going to polls

    Newington voters will decide elected offices Tuesday, including a NH House rep. Town and school meetings are Saturday, March 16. Here are details.

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    Greenland election 2024 voters guide: What's on ballot, candidates' views on issues

    Will Greenland voters choose to go back to Town Meeting and drop SB2? Who is on ballot. Here's what to know before voting.

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  • USFoster's Daily Democrat

    Barrington NH election 2024: Will voters approve new library, community center?

    Barrington town could get a new library and a new community center if voters approve Tuesday, March 12. Here are details.

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    Election guide 2024 for Oyster River schools, Durham, Madbury, Lee: What's on the ballots

    Here's what to know about Oyster River School Board candidates and town elections in Durham, Madbury and Lee on March 12.

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  • PoliticsFoster's Daily Democrat

    NH House election for Dover Ward 4, Lee, Madbury voters: Johnson vs. Bazo

    Democrat Erik Johnson of Lee goes against Republican Joseph E. Bazo of Madbury in a special election for NH House seat also serving Dover Ward 4.

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  • PoliticsPortsmouth Herald

    NH House race for Newington, Portsmouth Ward 1: What to know about Mandelbaum vs. Bush

    Democrat Jennifer Mandelbaum of Portsmouth will be facing off against Republican Carol Bush of Newington at polls March 12.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Biden-Harris kick off women's coalition

    Mar. 3—MANCHESTER — The Biden-Harris campaign launched a New Hampshire women's coalition during a house party in Manchester on Friday. Pat Kalik hosted the event and said she first became involved politically at the behest of her son who was volunteering for Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean in 2003. She has recently been working at party phone banks on behalf of Democratic ...

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    Historically Speaking: The League of Women Voters in Exeter

    How a group of Exeter women joined the national movement to educate and empower voters, from the dawn of women’s suffrage to the present day.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    State House Dome: S.C, Mich. also-rans on primary turnout

    Mar. 2—LET'S SEE IF any of the vaunted Super Tuesday states matched New Hampshire's presidential primary turnout. The Democratic National Committee's "anointed" states — South Carolina and Michigan — didn't come close. Counting both the Democratic and Republican primaries, roughly 890,000 voted in the Palmetto State on Feb. 3 and Feb. 24. That's 23.3% of all South Carolina voters. In the Great ...

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Legislators, backers respond to fining of Londonderry publisher

    Feb. 27—CONCORD — A group of House Republican lawmakers and their supporters endorsed legislation (HB 1150) to repeal a little-known campaign finance law after a Londonderry weekly newspaper publisher was fined because she failed to attach a political disclaimer on the top of ads that ran in her publication. Last November, a circuit court judge fined Londonderry Times Publisher Debra Paul $620 ...

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    New Orleans magician: Biden's voice on NH robocall was created by me

    Feb. 24—CONCORD — A New Orleans magician told NBC News that a former consultant to Dean Phillips's presidential campaign paid him $150 to create an impersonation of President Joe Biden's voice used on an illegal robocall urging Democrats not to vote in New Hampshire's presidential primary last month. Paul Carpenter said that political consultant Steve Kramer, reached out and asked him to ...

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  • USPortsmouth Herald

    Magician says Dem consultant hired him to create fake Biden robocall ahead of NH primary

    Authorities have said the recorded message, sent to thousands of voters two days before the Jan. 23 primary, violated the state’s voter suppression laws.

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  • USPortsmouth Herald

    NH Voter ID bill would require hard proof. Opponents argue life doesn’t always cooperate.

    House Bill 1569 would require anyone seeking to register to vote in New Hampshire to bring proof of citizenship, even if registering on Election Day.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Biden hires 5 more NH campaign staffers

    Feb. 22—MANCHESTER — The Biden-Harris reelection campaign has hired another five staffers for New Hampshire as it seeks to win the state's four electoral votes over likely Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump. Senior Advisor Liz Purdy said the early staffing emphasizes the importance President Joe Biden has placed on the state after his record-setting write-in victory in the ...

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  • USFoster's Daily Democrat

    Gemma Soldati fills vacant seat on Somersworth School Board

    "I would like to help promote the arts because I think that is something that needs more attention in our schools," Gemma Soldati said.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Election advocates seek to join multi-state program

    Feb. 20—CONCORD — New Hampshire should join all other New England states to become part of the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) that seeks to maintain accurate voter rolls and detect possible illegal voting, election reformers told a House committee Tuesday. During a daylong hearing on more than a half dozen election bills, state Rep. Robert Lynn, R-Windham, proposed to ...

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  • PoliticsPortsmouth Herald

    Partisan school board elections in New Hampshire? Bill would allow it

    New Hampshire lawmakers are weighing a proposal to allow the state’s school districts to hold partisan elections.

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  • PoliticsPortsmouth Herald

    NH Senate rejects enshrining abortion rights in state constitution

    Sen. Becky Whitley argued NH’s absence of restrictions on abortion before 24 weeks does not equal an affirmative right. GOP members disagreed.

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    NH House bill seeks to repeal change to Strafford County Commission election

    The change means longtime County Commission Chairman George Maglaras of Dover could face a primary.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Election advocates seek no-excuse absentee voting

    Feb. 13—CONCORD — Nonpartisan election advocates said allowing no-excuse absentee ballot voting would increase voter turnout and help citizens who fail to fit into the legal reasons one can vote this way under existing law. But Secretary of State David Scanlan said any permanent expansion for absentee ballot use would require the Legislature endorse and then a super majority of statewide ...

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    Senate approves moving state primary to June

    Feb. 8—CONCORD — The state Senate endorsed legislation (SB 380) to move the state's primary three months earlier to June starting with the 2026 election. Some lawmakers from both parties have long sought this change but the outlook in 2024 for it to become reality has never looked better. In 2022, New Hampshire's last state primary on Sept. 13 was the latest in the country, along with Delaware ...

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  • PoliticsPortsmouth Herald

    NH Senate votes to move state primary from September to June. The House wants August.

    NH House and Senate agree have different ideas on widening the short window between the primary and general election for state and local offices.

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    Dover man's lawyer: Threat to 'impale' presidential candidate is free speech

    An attorney for Tyler Anderson of Dover is arguing text messages threatening to "disembowel" and "impale" a presidential candidate are protected.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    AG identifies two Texas firms, CEO as behind AI robocalls targeting NH Democrats

    Feb. 6—CONCORD — State and federal authorities sent cease-and-desist letters to two Texas companies and a CEO involved in placing "thousands" of automated robocalls that used an AI-generated copy of President Joe Biden's voice to urge New Hampshire Democrats not to vote in the presidential primary, Attorney General John Formella announced. Life Corporation of Arlington, Texas, and its owner, ...

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  • PoliticsPortsmouth Herald

    At the Athenaeum: In New Hampshire, all politics is personal

    Exhibit gives fresh insight to a century of tradition

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  • PoliticsPortsmouth Herald

    Biden deepfake in NH sounds alarm on AI in elections: New law proposed

    A Biden deepfake robocall used to dissuade people from voting in the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire underscored the risk AI poses.

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    South Carolina rep advocated for NH delegates

    Feb. 4—A movement to have New Hampshire Democratic delegates recognized after last month's first-in-the-nation primary is gaining momentum outside of the Granite State. President Joe Biden won handily on Jan. 23 after supporters launched a write-in campaign, but the Democratic National Committee had said the state's delegates could not be selected based on the "results of the Jan. 23, 2024 ...

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  • PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester

    State House Dome: Grassroots Biden effort gets big greenbacks

    Feb. 3—THE GRASSROOTS write-in campaign supporting President Joe Biden had a big sugar daddy. Federal Election Commission filings last week revealed that hedge fund executive and longtime Biden supporter Reid Hoffman kicked in $2 million to the Granite for America Super PAC set up by former Party Chairman Kathy Sullivan in support of this effort. Former state Sen. Martha Fuller Clark, ...

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