NH House Testimony

HB130

House · 2025 sessionRepublicanKilled in House

Alternating candidate order on ballots

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Requires that names of two or more candidates for the same office be alternated on primary election ballots so each appears near the top an approximately equal number of times.

relative to the arrangement of candidates on primary election ballots

Elections

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 26, 2025
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Division of testimony

26 submissions
Support 8Oppose 17Neutral 1
Jim MillerOpposeCanterbury, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

The candidates Alphabetical Order system already in place (RSA 656:5-a) is designed for fairness without unnecessary complication. It's working well. This new bill would cause chaos, added expense for multiple ballot versions, and complexity where it is not needed.

Rodney TowneSupportEast Wakefield, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Fluoride lowers IQ. It is a toxic substance. PLEASE stop knowingly poisoning our families.

Brenda TowneSupportEast Wakefield, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Fluoride lowers IQ. It is a toxic substance. PLEASE stop knowingly poisoning our families.

Russell HodgkinsNeutralAmherst, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

This might be a solution in search of a problem.

Irene McgonagleSupportDanville, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

I agree with this suggested bill

Heather FritchySupportDERRY, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

It seems like this bill will limit potential confusion regarding who does or does not show a NH ID.

Paul DargieOpposeMilford, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Opposed to HB10-FN

Maureen DadekianOpposeSalem, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

My husband volunteers to help run Salem elections. He knows how well things are done by all those working and supervising the process, before, during, and after election day. It would also make their jobs ridiculously long and arduous for no good reason to hand count ballots. I am less apt to trust some people in this state these days to be honest and impartial like a machine. The election workers double and triple check the ballot machines as it is. This bill says we don't have a process that is trustworthy. I strongly disagree with this bill. I know several Town Clerks, as well as my husband, all who are “boots on the ground” involved! They validate how honest and well run things are in Salem, and the State of NH, as it is right now.

Sarah McCarthyOpposeManchester, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Dear Representatives, I urge you to OPPOSE this bill. This not an effort to benefit the lives of NH residents and we should not allow our reps to spend their time on efforts that do not assist our state during such unprecedented times. Please spend your time on the pressing issues residents here are facing. Thank you for your time.

Julie SmithOpposeNashua, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

The sponsor of this bill is a sore loser that is just acting out his resentment against his 2022 primary opponent, who beat him, but sadly lost in November. His opponent received top billing, fair and square, in the 4 towns that their race was in, but the sponsor could not accept that and complained to the BLC in August of 2022. He used multiple talking points, like alphabetical order(which a lottery removes such an unfair privilege), previous office status(which this was a newly created district) and other arguments that failed to overturn the lottery results. This bill is petty and personal.

Lacey FehrenbachOpposeAuburn, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Glenn BrackettSupportHooksett, NHfor New Hampshire AFL-CIOFeb 18, 2025

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Gerard DesrochersOpposeFranklin, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

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Marcia HaywardOpposeLaconia, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

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Melanie KasparianOpposeHudson, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Carol PetrusewiczSupportRochester, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

James GardnerOpposeKeene, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

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Ron GoggansOpposeCampton, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Janet LucasOpposeCampton, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

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Leigh HutchinsonOpposeDerry, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Stephanie OsborneOpposeCampton, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Cindy KudlikOpposeGrafton, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

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Esther BrownSupportNew Boston, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

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Margaret KonzeSupportPembroke, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.

Jimmie PurselleyOpposeSanbornton, NHfor MyselfFeb 18, 2025

Position recorded without written comment.