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Town Elections Means Petitioning

Submitted by chairman on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 00:10

Town election day in most locations is Tuesday, March 9th. This is the absolute best day to petition to get candidates on the ballot in November. This is fairly easy, all you need is a pen, a clipboard and a smile. We need 3000 net signatures from across the state to get our slate of candidates on the ballot. If 30-50 people help and ask for signatures, then we can be done in one day. A new record!

Special Convention on February 20th

Submitted by chairman on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 22:26

The LPNH will be having our special nominating convention on Saturday, February 20th at the NH Institute of Politics, in Manchester, starting at 4pm.

The primary order of business will be candidate nominations for governor, 1st district congress and everything else down-ticket. We'll also discuss what we've been doing the past few months, the two ballot access bills moving through the legislature and some other business. I don't expect the whole thing to take long, we are looking at having another dinner social around 6pm.

Ballot Access hearings, Tuesday, January 12th

Submitted by chairman on Sun, 01/10/2010 - 12:09

The ballot access reform legislation is up on the first day of hearings for the House Election Law committee. There are two bills being heard on the 12th which will have a positive impact for minor parties (aka political organizations) in NH.

Both bills, HB1188 and HB1264, will be heard in Room 308 of the Legislative Office Building (that's right behind the Statehouse) in Concord.

Libertarians Endorse Manchester Spending Cap

October 14, 2009

MANCHESTER -- At its annual convention last week, the Libertarian Party of NH endorsed the proposed spending cap for Manchester on the November ballot. Several party members helped with collecting signatures for the measure and were deeply disappointed at the delay created by some on the city council forcing the voters of Manchester to wait an extra year before having their say on whether this measure should be adopted.

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Libertarian Party Urges NH House to Concur on HB436 Send marriage equality bill to the Governor

May 6, 2009

CONCORD -- Today the NH House has the opportunity to concur with their colleagues in the Senate and agree to their amendment to HB436. The Libertarian Party of NH asks them to say "yes" and move the bill on to the Governor's desk.

The bill is arguably an improvement over the version that passed the House, and so we would expect it to have a majority support. The bill provides protection for religious freedom and would not force any clergy to perform a marriage rite outside the teachings of their faith. So everyone's rights are protected.

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New Hampshire Should Avoid the Trap of Mandatory Seat Belts

Submitted by chairman on Sun, 02/01/2009 - 19:00

CONCORD -- The legislature this week will hold a hearing on HB383, sponsored by Rep. Sandy Kelly of Chichester, to mandate seat belt use for all drivers. The Libertarian Party of NH believes this bill is unnecessary, a great expansion of police power, and will not significantly increase seat belt use.

Survey after survey shows overall seat belt use across the country remains low. New Hampshire drivers are more likely to buckle up, one study by Franklin Pierce Law School shows the NH motorists buckle up 8% more than the national average.

Libertarian Party of NH formally endorses Spending Caps for 2008 Ballot

October 28, 2008

MANCHESTER-- At the party's annual convention this Saturday, a resolution was put forth to formally endorse the spending caps which will be on the ballot in Rochester and Somersworth in November. It passed unanimously.

The resolution text reads as follows:

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Libertarian Susan Newell Qualifies for November Governor's Race

September 7, 2008

The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire nominated Susan “Liberty Sue” Newell, of Winchester, as its 2008 candidate for governor. The party submitted 4,485 voter signatures to the Secretary of State this month, well over the 3000 required to qualify for the ballot. Newell joins Ken Blevens, Bob Kingsbury, Chet Lapointe and Bob Barr at the top of the Libertarian ticket on the November ballot.

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Libertarian Presidential Candidate Bob Barr to Visit Manchester July 22

July 17, 2008

MANCHESTER -- Former congressman and Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr will be making his first official campaign visit to New Hampshire on Tuesday, July 22. He will spend the day giving interviews and talking with fellow candidates. At 8:00pm there will be a meet and greet event at Murphy's Taproom, 494 Elm St, Manchester.

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