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Sunday, February 11, 2007

New Hampshire: HB 196 attacks independents' rights

New Hampshire Bill Would Somewhat Restrict Independent Voters
Ballot Access News
Under current New Hampshire law, an independent voter can “join” a qualified political party at the polls on primary day, vote in that party’s primary, and then immediately sign a form (at the polls) to go back to independent status. HB 196 would still let independent voters join a major political party at the primary polling place, and vote in that major party primary, but the bill would provide that that voter must then remain a member of that party, until he or she (after primary day) goes to the town clerk and requests a change back to independent status. This bill has a hearing on Feb. 14.

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