by Mary Till | Feb 22, 2021 | Election Integrity
When a dedicated Senator gets involved, amazing things can happen in NH. On Nov 3, 2020, the Democratic front runner was within a couple dozen votes of claiming the 4th and final state representative seat from Windham. Understandably, she requested a recount. The...
by Mary Till | Feb 15, 2021 | Property Tax, Schools, Voting
The Governor claims his proposed 2022-2023 budget provides $15 million in additional aid to municipalities based on anticipated increases in meals and rooms tax revenues over the next biennium. Yet he brags of cutting the Meals and Rooms Tax by a half percent (a...
by Mary Till | Feb 9, 2021 | Energy, Property Tax, Schools, Taxes, Voting
SB 79 authorizing the moderator to verify the machine count is sidelined. SB 79 to authorize the moderator to verify the machine count will be re-referred to the Senate Election Law Committee by the full Senate on Feb 11. The excuse for retaining the bill is to await...
by Mary Till | Feb 6, 2021 | Voting Rights
SB 79 to authorize the moderator to verify the machine count is being held in committee awaiting the outcome of other legislation. Efforts to restore the authority of the moderator to verify the vote count has a long history since 2016 when the Secretary of State...
by Mary Till | Jan 27, 2021 | Voting
Senate Bill 79, which restores the authority of the moderator to verify the machine count after an election, was heard on Monday, Jan 25, by the Senate Election Law Committee. You can read the SB79 Hearing Report. Thanks to all of you who signed in to...
by Mary Till | Jan 22, 2021 | Voting Rights
For many years now I have been working to get the NH Legislature to allow election moderators the option to verify that the Accu-vote ballot counting computers are working as intended. Support is building in the legislature for this idea and, with the events last...