Public Campaign - New Hampshire

New Hampshire Commission Formed

Katie Schlieper — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:57:43 -0500

The New Hampshire legislature voted a few months back for form a commission to study the feasibility of adopting a full public financing program for the state's elections. The people who will make up that commission have now been named, and many of them are familiar faces in the Clean Elections community.

Step Forward New Hampshire

Katie Schlieper — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:13:22 -0500

New Hampshire may well be on the road to Clean Elections public financing for their campaigns now that the Governor looks likely to sign into a law a bill creating a commission to study the feasibility of such a system.

New Hampshire Bill Moves Forward

Katie Schlieper — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:53:00 -0500

Dolores "Granny D" Haddock, a pioneer in the fight to get big money out of politics celebrated her 98th birthday yesterday and got a birthday present in the form of her home state of New Hampshire passing a bill in its House of Representatives to create a commission to advise the legislature on creating a Clean Elections program in the state.

Support for New Hampshire Bill

Katie Schlieper — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:54:09 -0500

Walter Peterson, the former Republican governor of New Hampshire and Lou D'Allesandro, a Democratic state senator co-author this piece in the Concord Monitor in support of state House Bill 794 to create a full public financing option for elections for the offices of governor, state Senate and Executive Council: "Passing this voluntary public funding legislation here in New Hampshire would demonstrate our Legislature's commitment to strengthening the best qualities of government, fulfilling voters' desires for greater public accountability, fairness and openness in our political system."

More Breaking News: Bass and Flake Circulating Letters for New Leadership Election

David Donnelly — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 11:39:00 -0500

It's crisis time in the Republican House.Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Charlie Bass (R-NH) are circulating a letter calling for new leadership elections. They need 50 to force an election.I'll give more details when I get them.UDPATE: Roll Call...