Taxpayer Standing History

Taxpayer Standing History

Taxpayer lawsuits have proceeded in New Hampshire since 1863, over a century and a half ago. Click here for a copy of The Standing Issue in Taxpayer Suits by Chuck Douglas. It explains the history of such suites and the Supreme Court decisions that eliminated that...
NH Candidates Support the Pledge

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

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

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...
HB 1264 Signed Into Law

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...
HB 1264 Signed Into Law

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...