Who is qualified to vote in New Hampshire under its constitution? Part I, Bill of Rights, Article 11 defines qualified voters as inhabitants. And Part II, Article 30 defines inhabitants This is the original Part I, article 11:
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Update: Heh! Sununu office snowflake/occupiers – learn that decisions have consequences!
UPDATE: OK, 10 students X $2000/student means $20,000 is needed. The Go Fund Me page, after 3 days, is at $1,995. I guess somebody will get out of jail. Other nine? Have a restful night and wonder what this will do for your job prospects in other than being a Democrat Operative. ********* Democrats all, … Read more
Did the New Hampshire Department of Justice Hack the 2018 Election?
If you have been following New Hampshire politics this year, you know that House Bill 1264 became law. HB 1264 is intended to end the undemocratic practice of allowing out-of-state residents to vote in New Hampshire elections.
Once HB 1264 becomes effective the act of voting in New Hampshire will be deemed a declaration by the voter that he or she is a New Hampshire resident. This, obviously, will dissuade drive-by voting (which massively favors Democrats).
Note what I just wrote: “[o]nce HB 1264 becomes effective.”
Bob Greene – candidate for NH State House, Hillsborough County District 37 (Hudson/Pelham)
Hello! I’m Bob Greene and I’m running for NH State Rep in Hillsborough District 37 (Hudson/Pelham). I’m a 13-year Hudson resident, married to Kathy for 29 years, and a 20-year Air Force veteran with assignments in Illinois, Germany and Hanscom AFB. I currently work as a communications specialist for the defense industry and am a member of the National Rifle Association and American Legion. I believe in smaller government, lower taxes, free markets, personal responsibility, and the Rule of Law.
I’ve steadily ramped up my activism over the past several years — from attending presidential candidate town halls and NH GOP summits, to participating in focus groups which have appeared on Fox News Channel, to attending the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) the past three years in a row. The next logical step for me is to get off the sidelines and run for NH State Rep, because although we currently have a Republican majority in the House, we have too many reps in our party who either 1) don’t represent the party’s interests by kowtowing to unions or political correctness or 2) have poor attendance/voting records in Concord, resulting in devastating GOP losses on the House floor on several critical issues. My goal will be 100% attendance in NH House sessions — no less, since I have the flexibility with my employer to be in Concord for all sessions and committee work. And I am making a solemn promise to my future House GOP colleagues and my constituents to have a voting record that truly represents my district’s and party’s values and supports the NH Advantage.
NH is Ground Zero in the War On Voting Rights? Seriously?
Slate’s headline is “Ground Zero in the War on Voting Rights.” The Subhead reads “New Hampshire Republicans passed a bill to suppress the student vote. Democrats have one last chance to defeat it.”
Are you all that stupid? Seriously? Okay. Wait. Let’s try a little test.
It’s called “show me the student voter suppression.” Pay attention. This is complex stuff right here. Are you ready?
Democrats are Still Colluding With Out-of-State Voters to Steal NH Elections
The State Supreme Court has ruled (in its analysis of HB1264, which the governor then signed yesterday) that out-of-state college students do not have more rights than actual citizens of New Hampshire. They are not entitled to a special exclusion from the responsibilities actual residents accept including registering vehicles in the Granite State or obtaining a New Hampshire driver’s license. And asking these things of them is not a poll tax.
This is as it should be but New Hampshire Democrats have been stealing elections from Granite Staters for years and in spite of the court’s opinion they are ramping up to try and rob you of at least one more.
Sununu Signs HB1264 – Clarifying Residence and Domicile for Voting Purposes.
Ed Nail has been all over this, naturally but I just finished reading the decision so while you should read all of Ed’s remarks I want to try to use the court’s judgment to clarify what just happened when Governor Sununu signed HB1264 into law.
An excerpt from the State Supreme Court’s decision will help us along here.
New Hampshire State Supreme Court: HB1264 is Constitutional, And Then Some…
I see two of the New Hampshire State Supreme Court have almost put an end to our policy of letting out-of-state, unqualified voters determine our Federal elections.
The two others, Gary Hicks and Jimmy Bassett, should be removed from office for lack of enough common sense to be on any court.
The majority found that out-of-state “voters” are not just prohibited from serving on a jury, registering a car or dog, or getting a hunting/fishing license. They can’t use New Hampshire as a fun place to vote either. This decision took twenty years.
Some Thoughts on the House Bill 1264 Memoranda Filed With the Supreme Court — Part II
VOLINSKY and PAPPAS
Volinsky and Pappas devote their memorandum to arguing that the Court should duck the questions transferred by the Governor. Because I already covered their argument in my discussion of the Attorney General’s memorandum, I will not repeat it here.
STATE SENATE
The State Senate’s attorney, Rick Lehmann, researched the history of the term domicile in Part I, Article 11. Statements made at the 1974 constitutional convention by the delegates indicate that “[t]he current situation, in which a person can have a domicile in New Hampshire without being a resident is precisely the opposite of the original intent of the amendment’s drafters.”
In my memorandum, I made a similar point:
Some Thoughts on the House Bill 1264 Memoranda Filed With the Supreme Court — Part III
DEMOCRAT STATE SENATORS WOODBURN, SOUCY, AND FELTES
As I discussed in Part I, the primary argument of these Democrat State Senators —like the ACLU and like the Democrat Executive Councilors— is that the Court should not return answers to the questions. Because I already addressed this argument in my discussion of the Attorney General’s memorandum in Part I, I will not repeat it here.
The Democrat State Senators argue that House Bill 1264 violates Part I, Article 11 because Part I, Article 11 requires the State to maintain two class of domiciliary: resident and nonresident. This argument is the same argument advanced by the ACLU and so can be answered in the same manner.
Some Thoughts on the HB1264 – Memoranda Filed With the Supreme Court — Part I
Not a comprehensive examination of all memoranda filed with Supreme Court regarding House Bill 1264. Just some notes I took while reading through them, cleaned up somewhat for public consumption.
SECRETARY OF STATE
The Secretary of State takes no express position on House Bill 1264. But he appears to agree with the position of the Governor —as I see it— that nonresident college students somehow have a right to vote in New Hampshire and remain nonresidents. I say this because of the Secretary of State’s characterization of the second question submitted by the Governor:
Senate, House urge Supreme Court opinion on voter residency legislation
Press Release
Senate, House urge Supreme Court opinion on voter residency legislation
Concord, NH — Following Governor Chris Sununu and the Executive Council’s request that the Supreme Court give their opinion on the constitutionality of HB 1264, AN ACT relative to construction of the terms “resident,” “inhabitant,” “residence,” and “residency,” the New Hampshire Senate and House of Representatives submitted memos to the Supreme Court today urging the court to issue an advisory opinion in support of the legislation’s constitutionality.
So, Governor, You Want to Talk About the Constitutionality of HB 1264? Let’s Talk.
THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
SUPREME COURT
CASE NO. 2018-0267
Request for an Opinion of the Justices (Amending Definition of Resident and Residency)
MEMORANDUM OF ED MOSCA
IN SUPPORT OF THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF HOUSE BILL 1264
I. INTRODUCTION – A COURT OF LAW OR A WOKE COURT?
In Guare v. State, 117 A.3d 731 (2015), this Court ruled that the act of declaring a voting domicile in New Hampshire did not establish residency in New Hampshire because the statutory definitions of the terms differed: