New Hampshire Ballot Shows that State Uses Disaggregated Fusion, Except that Election Officials Don’t Release the Separate Totals

Here is a ballot for Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, for November 8, 2022. If one scrolls down to County Attorney, one sees that Nick Sarwark is on the ballot twice, once as a Libertarian, and once as a Democrat. The ballots lets Sarwark voters decide whether to vote for him as a Libertarian or as a Democrat.

Similarly, Richard Manzo is on the ballot for County Treasurer twice, and voters can choose which label for him as well.

However, when the election officials tally the votes, they don’t release the separate totals on the election returns website. They merely release the total for each candidate. Presumably, though, anyone can obtain the separate totals on request.

If you click on the link to see the ballot, you must then choose a town. Choose a town in Hillsborough County, such as the town of Hillsborough. The list of towns is in alphabetical order.


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New Hampshire Ballot Shows that State Uses Disaggregated Fusion, Except that Election Officials Don’t Release the Separate Totals — 4 Comments

  1. In Merrimack County, Paul Halvorsen is the Republican and Democrat candidate for County Attorney. He is a good Republican and a good County Attorney. The Dems didn’t run anyone against him so he won the Dem race with write-in votes. I don’t think he actively sought the Dem candidacy.

  2. Although the ballot instructions are clear, I think that some people may vote for Sarwark twice since his name is shown twice.

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