Every ten years, New Hampshire voters are asked to vote on “Question Proposed pursuant to Part II, Article 100 of the New Hampshire Constitution. ‘Shall there be a convention to amend or revise the constitution?'”
There seems to be a lot of misconceptions on what would happen if the voters of New Hampshire elected to hold a Constitutional Convention. Some people think this is a convention to modify the federal constitution, others believe it would eliminate the current State Constitution.
According to the 2012 Voters Guide – Explanation of Constitutional Amendment Questions published by the Secretary of State: “If a simple majority of the voters who vote on this question [question 3] vote YES, the 2013 Legislature will set a time for election of delegates to the convention. Delegates will be elected in the same manner and same number as the members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
Should the voters elect to hold a convention, delegates may, by a three-fifths vote, propose amendments to the Constitution. However, just like proposals for amendments made by the Legislature, such amendments only become effective if they are adopted at a later election by two-thirds of the voters.”
Current State Rep. Seth Cohn wrote, “In favor, as things cannot get through the Senate, and some reforms are needed to protect rights under threat. Items still need to get a 60% majority of the people.”
I would like to reiterate what Seth wrote. There are some changes that I would like to see and I know they will not pass the Legislature. On November 6, join me in voting for Question 3.
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE The NH Liberty Party previously filed a Declaration of Write-in Candidacy for a Slate of Presidential Electors which listed Dale “NOTA” Everett as the Presidential candidate. The NH Liberty Party instead wishes to have Bob “NOTA” Robertson be the Presidential candidate. Further, pursuant to State and Federal Law, the NHLP requests the Secretary of State to tabulate all write-in votes for Mr. Robertson, Ms. McCulligh, NOTA and/or Liberty as being votes for this slate of electors.
The notice also includes the State and Federal law that require the tabulation of write-in votes.
On October 14, the NH Liberty Party officially nominated a presidential ticket of Dale “NOTA” Everett & Emberlea “Liberty” McCulligh. The idea was to allow voters to vote for “None of the Above” (NOTA) or “Liberty” and have those votes counted. A decision was made to select candidates to be stand-in’s for “NOTA” & “Liberty.” The NHLP’s Presidential Ticket will not be on the ballot due to New Hampshire’s strict ballot access rules. However voters will be able to cast a write-in vote for “NOTA” or “Liberty” and under State & Federal law, that vote MUST be tabulated and filed with the National Archivist.
On October 15, the slate of electors was sent via Certified Mail to the Secretary of State and emailed to the Elections Division of the Secretary of State. According to the Postal Service tracking system the certified letter “was delivered at 11:41 am on October 16, 2012 in CONCORD, NH 03301.”
The Nashua Patch & NHInsider.com have both recently published LTE’s advocating for NOTA. You can read that letter here.
Bob Robertson replaced Dale Everett on the ticket on October 19.
As most readers of FreeKeene.com are aware, two City of Keene bureaucrats invaded my domicile and violated my privacy on June 14. They were asked multiple times for an apology, none was given.
On July 2, a case was filed in small claims court seeking an apology and restitution. Judge Burke recused himself from the case and a hearing on the merits was set for October 16 at 8:29am. The attorney for the defendants filed a motion to dismiss, to which I objected. (more…)
The Cheshire County Candidates Forum was held from 2-4pm on October 16, 2012 in the Keene Public Library’s Ruth Huntress Auditorium. Twenty-seven candidates were invited, nine attended. Candidates answered questions from the moderator and the audience. A strawpoll was conducted at the end of the forum.
Surprise winners include Libertarians John Babiarz for Governor, Hardy Macia for Congress, Ian Freeman for State Rep. Cheshire 16 and Darryl W. Perry for Register of Deeds.
The initial results incorrectly listed write-in candidates for Executive Council (Richard A. Foote) & State Senate (Eli Rivera) as receiving 4 votes, each actually received 1 write-in vote.
Watch the forum in 6 parts on YouTube or in the player below.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
contact: Darryl W. Perry 202-709-4377
Keene, NH – The NH Liberty Party has filed a slate of electors with the New Hampshire Secretary of State.
While 35 States currently require a declaration of intent from those wishing to be write-in candidates, New Hampshire is among the states without write-in declarations. Even though all write-in votes are considered valid, they are not always counted. (more…)
