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MACDONALD: UPDATE On NH’s “Ballot Storage Box” Problem

October 31, 2026 Steve MacDonald

The Granite State has ballot chain-of-custody issues that the newly completed ballot storage boxes could make worse. I explored all of that this morning, but this story is moving fast. After scheduling but before publication, more news broke, and the wheels might be coming off this bus. This is, after all, a Federal Election, and … Read more

Sec. Scanlan Responds On “Missing” Votes From November Election

January 8, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Just days before Christmas, we followed up on the 197 missing votes in Windham originally reported back in November. Observers from the Secretary of State’s Office had released a report on their experience but made no mention of the difference between the number of ballots and the number of votes. Tom Murray and Ken Eyring … Read more

Sec of State Should Have Accepted “Taping” Lessons

December 10, 2024November 15, 2024 Steve MacDonald

If you did not follow the story, there was an issue with completed ballot security and the “tamper-proof” tape used on boxes of completed ballots. It was easily circumvented. After a bit of convincing, the state acknowledged the need for a different tape. They did not accept an offer from the vendor to provide instruction … Read more

The Voter Intimidation Letter – More to Chew On Before Tuesday’s Election!

November 3, 2024 Steve MacDonald

If you need to catch up, the Grok broke News on Friday morning about a letter sent by the NH AG and Secretary of State to every election moderator in the state. It informs poll workers that they are to discourage voters from requesting a hand count for their completed ballot (emphasis mine). A voter … Read more

NH Poll Workers Intimidating Voters: Sec. of State Responds

November 2, 2024November 2, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Friday, we reported on a letter from the NH AG and Secretary of State to Clerks and Election moderators across the state. It included a section dealing with voters who wanted hand-counted ballots (emphasis mine). A voter insisting that their ballot be hand counted should be advised that the town/city has adopted a ballot counting … Read more

Memo Asks NH Poll Workers To Intimidate Voters on Election Day

November 1, 2024November 1, 2024 Steve MacDonald

The New Hampshire Secretary of State and Attorney General are asking every town that uses electronic ballot counters to get the names of residents who insist their ballot be counted by hand on November 5th. A voter insisting that their ballot be hand counted should be advised that the town/city has adopted a ballot counting … Read more

NH Ballot Law Commissioner (Democrat) Kathy Sullivan Voted NO to Send the Gargiulo Report to the AG & Secretary of State

April 7, 2023 Skip

Kathy Sullivan is a former NH State Democrat party chairman and a former Vice-Chair of the Democrat National Committee. It is safe to say that she is plugged into that count every vote narrative.

Melanie Levesque, Candidate for NH Secretary of State, Is a Hothead

December 4, 2022 Beth Scaer

On January 31 of this year, my husband, Stephen Scaer, and I stood outside Nashua High School North holding signs while people were walking in for the Nashua Board of Education meeting.

NH House Candidate Tim McGough (Merrimack) Has Been Brought to Our Attention. There Are Problems and Issues…

October 24, 2022 Skip

I have had a few tipsters contact me about Mr. Tim McGough in the recent past. There are a bunch of inconsistencies and questions that are starting to bubble up, and no answers that explain them.

Now We Know Why Democrat Colin Van Ostern Ran So Hard to Replace Bill Gardner as NH Sec. of State in 2018

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 Steve MacDonald

William Gardner has been the New Hampshire Secretary of State (SoS) forever. Well, a long time. And everyone was fine with that (even this year), so why not in 2018? Left-winger Colin Van Ostern raised a ton of cash to challenge Gardner for the gig, and now we know why. The 2020 Election Steal.

Thanksgiving Gravy Cares Act Payout – “$12 Paid Per Absentee Ballot” to NH Towns

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Op-Ed

Twelve Dollars is the price per absentee ballot paid out in Cares Act Funding, no-questions-asked, to NH towns. This direct association with cash for each absentee ballot “handled” amounts to irresponsible election-baiting and is inconsistent with Cares Act reimbursement methods.

New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner

Will New Hampshire Democrats Sell the Sec. of State’s Office to Out-of-State “Buyers”

December 5, 2018 Steve MacDonald

In case you missed it partisan New Hampshire Democrat Colin Van Ostern got himself $250,000.00 to buy a non-partisan public office. Secretary of State. Today the New Hampshire House will vote on whether he succeeded. It’s Organization Day. The Legislature will convene to formally choose a Speaker, and take care of some housekeeping. Part of that … Read more

Election Quick Thought – NH Secretary of State race

July 18, 2022November 7, 2018 Skip

With the Dems now taking over, the next race is who will be the next Secretary of State? Will upstart and attention-seeking (and loud mouth) Colin Van Ostern cash in on this Democrat Socialist wave?