Ten New Hampshire Representatives have introduced HB 327, which makes it easier for candidates to file for the primary. Such candidaes don’t need a petition, but they do need to file a declaration of candidacy. The bill says that if the candidate lives in a town in which the town clerk’s office is open fewer than three days per week, or is open fewer than 18 hours per week, the candidate can instead file with the Secretary of State.
The bill also says that town clerks can accept declarations of candidacy even if the form has not been notarized.
For consistency and fairness, the bill ought to include similar provisions for independent candidates.
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If a constitutional amendment was improperly adopted, does it still have to be repealed in order to get rid of all laws and regulations that stemmed from its interpretation by courts in the time since it passed?