Please join us for our weekly chat and calling sessions on Saturday mornings from 9a-12p. If you’re in the Keene area you can tune in to WKBK 1290 AM or 104.1 FM. The Talkback discussion thread is here on the Free Keene Forum.
The Manchester crew has finally gotten-it-together and launched a blog, FreeManch.com! Their first story covers the recent arrest of former Keeniac turned Graftonite, Evan Pierce. Hopefully they will continue to publish and grow as FreeGrafton.com has and FreeNashua.com.
I’m glad to see the Free(X area).com theme spreading across the state. Now all three major activist destinations have their own websites!
New Hampshire has a relatively open election system. On Primary Day, Tuesday, Sept. 14, go to your polling place, tell them your party registration, and help pick the candidates you want to be on the ballot in November. Undeclared voters can take either ballot.
It’s pretty easy to run for office, too. For the N.H. House, a major party candidate pays $2, and files. For third party candidates — a party that did not get 4 percent of the state votes in the last election — you also need to gather 150 signatures from people in your district, a small hurdle to keep our ballots from being flooded by names.
Across the state, 33 Libertarian or Undeclared candidates have chosen this straightforward path to the November elections.
Alternatively, if your own party is not too popular, and you don’t mind causing a little political mischief, and you don’t care about deceiving the public a bit, you can register as a Republican or Democrat in May and get on one of those ballots where you might sneak in if the voters aren’t paying attention. (more…)