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NH Candidates Support the Pledge
In the GST candidate surveys, 152 Candidates Committed to Sign the Americans for Tax Reform Pledge. The Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) website presents the history and rationale for the Pledge: Since its rollout with the endorsement of President Reagan in 1986, the...
Governor/Council Candidate Survey
Granite State Taxpayers has surveyed candidates for their positions on topics of interest to taxpayers. Notices for the survey were mailed to 21 primary candidates for Governor or the Executive Council. The survey results include 7 responses received by mail or...
Legislature Candidate Survey
Granite State Taxpayers has surveyed candidates for their positions on topics of interest to taxpayers. Notices for the survey were mailed to 898 primary candidates for the New Hampshire House or Senate. The survey results include 177 responses received by mail or...
Taxpayer Standing Matters
Attorney Chuck Douglas comments on Question One - Taxpayer Standing. His comments, in the August 12, 2018 New Hampshire Union Leader, are presented with his permission. Another View Chuck Douglas Why taxpayer standing matters THE RECENT $1 million accounting error in...
Take the GST Candidate Survey
Granite State Taxpayers has sent surveys to primary candidates for their positions on taxpayer issues. Click here to review the questions in the surveys. Click here for the NH House and Senate candidate survey. Click here for the Governor and Executive Council...
GST Promotes ATR Tax Pledge
GST is working with Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) to promote the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. The GST candidate survey now includes a question whether candidates will take the Pledge. The ATR website presents the history and rationals for the Pledge: Politicians often...
GST 2018 Candidate Survey
Granite State Taxpayers sent surveys to primary candidates for their positions on taxpayer issues. Granite State Taxpayers protects the rights of New Hampshire taxpayers by advocating for: realistic, balanced budgets without tax increases, reducing government spending...
HB 1264 Signed Into Law
Governor Sununu Signed House Bill 1264 into Law on July 13, 2018. HB 1264 defined residency in a manner compliant with previous court decisions, closing the loophole that allowed residents of other states (6,540 of them in 2016) to vote here. The Governor Issued a...
GST Taxpayer Rights Meeting
The GST Summer Meeting on Taxpayer Rights was a Great Success! Activists came out to hear Chuck Douglas describe the need to get the Standing Amendment passed. The Constitutional Amendment on the ballot would include Taxpayer Standing into our Bill of Rights. The...
GST Files Supreme Court Brief
Granite State Taxpayers Files NH Supreme Court Memorandum Supporting HB 1264. Granite State Taxpayers filed a Memorandum supporting a finding that the House Bill 1264 is constitutional. HB 1264 was passed to clarify a definition of residency compliant with previous...