On March 4, HB 665 was defeated in the New Hampshire House of Representatives by a vote of 56-286. The bill would have lowered the number of signatures for independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties. The statewide requirement would have dropped from 3,000 to 1,317.
The 56 Representatives who voted in favor of the bill consist of 52 Republicans and 4 Democrats. The lone independent, Representative David Luneau, voted against the bill. Thanks to Darryl Perry for this news.
Why would an Independent, Representative David Luneau, vote against a bill to make it easier for he and other Independents to get on the ballot? Some Independents act sometimes like they don’t have enough common sense to get out of the rain. Give me a break!
People do not like paid petitioners coming to their door to get independents and 3rd parties on the ballot, but 3000 signatures in a state like New Hampshire where you cannot sign for more than 1 person per office and the Republicans have told their party that if they sign for anyone outside of their party they will not be allowed to be a delegate and they hold it against anyone running for office is a bit ridiculous.