Secretary of State Archives

197 Votes Still Missing: Sec. Of State Doesn’t Notice or Care?

December 29, 2024December 22, 2024 Steve MacDonald

The Town of Windham is bad at elections. Before the 2020 Windham Incident, we don’t know how bad, but since then, they’ve failed at every opportunity to ensure election integrity. This required the Secretary of State to provide election monitors, which hasn’t done much good, and the most recent report on Windham’s progress is proof. … Read more

Accuvote OS ballot counter votng machine

Emergency Motion to Preserve Election Results

November 8, 2024November 8, 2024 Steve MacDonald

An emergency motion has been submitted to the court to preserve NHs 2024 election results.

[Update!] Is Facebook Fraudulently Fishing for Voter Data Using NH SOS Dave Scanlan’s Name?

December 9, 2023December 9, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Facebook has been tossing up an alert asking if you are registered to vote. I ignored it when I saw it, as did a few other folks who noticed, but a Grok reader screen grabbed it, and it found its way to my inbox.

Antony, Do The Honorable Thing, Resign

May 2, 2023 Ray Cardello

Antony Blinken has a deep history with President Joe Biden. It may very well be that Blinken has done some underhanded, if not illegal, things for the Big Guy. These things may have him sitting in the Secretary of State seat. It certainly is not his credentials. Blinken is considered one of the “made men” in Biden’s world.

So Kids….. What Did We Learn Today ? Organization Day 12-7-22

December 8, 2022 Judy Aron

Yes, Kids – We’re Baaaaack! The 168th Session of the General Court organized itself today in accordance with Part II, Article 3 of the NH Constitution. So what did we learn today? We learned that it will be VERY, VERY important for all Republican Reps to be in their seats, and stay in their seats, … Read more

NH SOS in Jeopardy – Contact Your Legislator

February 8, 2025December 1, 2022 Press Release

We have great election results to share with you, but first, we need your help with the Secretary of State election. The Legislature will meet on December 7th to vote for the Secretary of State.

2022 NH Elections – Not All the NH House Results Are in or “Officialized” but One Thing Is for Sure: Speaker Who?

November 9, 2022 Skip

The smoke is still in the air from the NH House elections yesterday. While a number of Districts have been 100% counted, not all of those candidates with the most votes in those Districts have been “blessed” yet with the “Winner’s Checkmark”. There are still a number of Districts for which NO results have yet … Read more

Secretary of State’s office impedes candidate contact with absentee ballot voters.

September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 Norm Silber

Most candidates for public office in New Hampshire know that for a small fee they can obtain a complete list of all registered voters in their town providing names and addresses and party registrations. These are usually provided in electronic format such as Excel so that contacts by mail can be processed efficiently and inexpensively. … Read more

Bet You Didn’t Hear This – New York’s Hinkey Climate Lawsuit Against Exxon has Been Dismissed

December 14, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Back in 2016, left-wing environmental groups and their wealthy donors teamed up with like-minded attorneys general. Together they formulated a plan. Use the force of law to silence dissent: Sue climate deniers. The bigger, the better.

State Sen Chandley raised just $5 in district

State Sen. Chandley Raised Only $5 In District

December 5, 2019
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Campaign Finance Reports! Yay! (Sarcasm, sort of.) There is usually a lot of material that comes out of campaign finance reports for State races, which we’ve written about before. Yesterday’s filings show that one NH Senator, Shannon Chandley, raised only $5 in district. Five bucks. Related: SoS Website – Search Filed Reports That doesn’t include … Read more

The Electoral College Defense Act

December 3, 2019 Steve MacDonald

As states across the Country push to enact the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which will award the White House to the winner of the National Popular Vote (if/when the Compact hits 270 electoral votes,) some New Hampshire Representatives have introduced the Electoral College Defense Act. Andrew Prout (R-Hudson) has introduced a bill to stop … Read more

A Matter of Equity, Not Law

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019

This afternoon a Judge seemingly took the City of Manchester to task for it’s handling of a School Charter Commission’s filing period, even questioning whether the City acted in bad faith. Judge Anderson’s ruling will come down Monday, according to him, one day before Manchester’s Municipal Elections. Related: Well is Mayor Joyce Craig and the … Read more

New Hampshire Attorney General Undermining the Voter-Residency Requirement

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 Ed Mosca

House Bill 1264, which became effective in July, made the act of voting in New Hampshire a declaration of residency in New Hampshire, triggering all the responsibilities that come with being a resident of New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Attorney General, however, seems intent on undermining House Bill 1264. The “Election Law Unit” issued advice … Read more

Do the Math DemocRATS – Trump Did Win New Hampshire in 2016

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Ed Mosca

This yesterday from Ray Buckley’s numero-uno go-to-guy in the local “press” … WMUR’s Johnny D as in Johnny DISHONEST (aka #FatLazyAndBiased).

Our new Secretary of State, John Kerry

September 26, 2018February 3, 2013 Steve MacDonald

He’s a veteran of the Vietnam War. I’m a veteran of Vietnam too. I was in the Marines in Vietnam.

The U.S. Secretary of State is…

Is Kelly Ayotte Just Another White Meat Racist?

September 26, 2018November 28, 2012 Steve MacDonald

It is quite obvious from these remarks by New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte that she prefers white meat at Thanksgiving, why else try to put a hold on the nomination of UN Embarrasador Susan Rice as a potential replacement to Hillarity Clinton? Yeah, she has these facts about Rice misleading the American people on Benghazi … Read more

GrokTV Event-NH Senate hearing: Voter ID / SB289 – Testimony by NH Deputy Sec. of State David Scanlan and President Patricia of the City and Town Clerks Association, and others!

September 26, 2018January 26, 2012 Skip

This post has all of the other testimony, pro and con, on SB289 relative to having to present a valid picture ID in order to vote in NH elections. This first one is NH Deputy Sec. of State David Scanlan bringing the news that his department is supporting this bill and its amendment by Senator Prescott

In addition, President Patricia Piecuch of the City and Town Clerks Association was also testifying in favor of the bill (after the jump).

Also testifying were the following:

Doug McNutt (AARP) – in opposition
Skip Murphy (why, that’s ME!) – in favor
Melissa Madden (America Votes) – in opposition
Sam Langley – in opposition
Charles Balban (NH Alliance for Retired Americans) – in opposition
Ryan Donnelly (Granite State Independent Living) – in opposition
Michael Skibbie (Disability Rights Center) – in opposition
Claire Ebel (NH Civil Liberties Union) – in opposition
Karen Ashwell (?) (League of Women Voters) – in opposition
Caitlan Rollo (Granite State Progress) – in opposition

Please note that the loud typing clacking came from the committee aide, Debra Martone, and especially from Kevin Landrigan (Nashua Telegraph); nothing I can do about it…