Concord, N.H. - Today, the Concord Monitor reported that Republican members of the House Election Law committee are contemplating further expanding voter fraud penalties in the 2018 legislative session. Last month, the Hillsborough County South Superior Court struck down the penalty provision of voter suppression law SB3, stripping the law of its teeth. Despite lengthy, controversial, and successful efforts to pass these disenfranchising voter suppression laws, Republicans

Nashua, N.H. - This morning, Hillsborough County Superior Court South put penalties for violating SB 3 on hold and granted both parties standing, siding with the New Hampshire Democratic Party on both key issues. The decision was a response to NHDP filing a preliminary injunction against the law. The case will now be heard in full, with both plaintiffs granted standing. SB 3 would impose immense burdens on eligible New Hampshire voters, and is designed to have a disproportio

Concord, N.H. - Today, New Hampshire's Republican House Speaker Shawn Jasper released information from a request he made of the Secretary of State's office for voter information. He selectively requested information about voters who registered with out-of-state licenses, an entirely legal and normal practice. Jasper's not-so-subtle implication is that these registrants are proof of out-of-state voters casting illegal votes in New Hampshire. They can easily be accounted for by

Concord, N.H. - Today, the New Hampshire Democratic Party filed a lawsuit with the Hillsborough County Superior Court on SB 3, the voter suppression law that was passed and signed into law this spring by a Republican legislative majority and Republican Governor Chris Sununu. Legal issues with SB 3 include: Registering to vote requires a "verifiable act" to demonstrate intent to be domiciled in the state Legitimately domiciled voters could be denied the right to register by f