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Community TV Show on Ballot Integrity
BILL GARDNER INTERVIEW IS NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITY TV STATIONS Secretary of State Bill Gardner, Granite State Taxpayers Chairman Jim Adams and Vice Chairman Ray Chadwick discussed issues with current Election Law and suggestions to improve Ballot...
Bill Gardner Discusses Election Law
New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner and Granite State Taxpayers Chairman Jim Adams discuss election law, access to elections and insuring Ballot Integrity in New Hampshire. The interview was conducted on July 14, 2015 by Granite State Taxpayers Vice-Chairman...
WMUR Says SB179 Faces Possible Veto
Josh McElveen of WMUR reports Voting residency requirement faces possible veto by governor. Click here for the Josh McElveen report on June 11, 2015, including the WMUR News video the same day. Following is a summary of Josh McElveen's WMUR report and comments on the...
Important Step in Protecting Elections
The Concord Monitor published the following commentary by Granite State Taxpayers Chairman Jim Adams on June 13, 2015. Senate Bill 179, which requires every inhabitant having established domicile in this state for no less than 30 consecutive days before any election...
GST Supports SB 41 and CACR 5
Granite State Taxpayers (GST) supports both SB41 and CACR5 and advises those who are concerned with preserving a limited, representative government should advise their legislators and the Governor to support them as well. Senate Bill 41 and Constitutional Amendment...
GST Supports SB 179
Granite State Taxpayers (GST) announces that it supports Senate Bill 179 and recommends that those who are concerned with preserving representative government should advise their legislators and the Governor to support SB179 as well. Senate Bill 179 would establish a...
GST Opposes Casino Legislation
Granite State Taxpayers (GST) announces that it opposes Senate Bill 113 which would establish casino gambling in New Hampshire. The bill provides for two casinos in New Hampshire and a significant expansion of the State government bureaucracy to oversee the gaming...
GST Supports SB179, 30 day Residency to Vote
Following is the text of a communication from Jim Adams to Members of The Election Law Committee. This information has also been sent to all members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Members of The Election Law Committee I would like to add to the...
GST Founder Senator Lovejoy Passes
BARRINGTON - George Lovejoy, the former state senator who championed tax and spending cap efforts across New Hampshire for years, has died. He was 83. Lovejoy and former Gov. Meldrim Thomson founded Granite State Taxpayers, based on the principle of low spending means...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Seasons Greetings from Granite State Taxpayers! The Board of Directors and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We're thankful for the members of Granite State Taxpayers members and for others who share our values. We're thankful...