Episode 481: NH ‘Election Information Portal’ Funding Passes State Senate. Will the Granite State Finally Enter the 21st Century?
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for March 19, 2024
NH ‘Election Information Portal’ Funding Passes State Senate. Will the Granite State Finally Enter the 21st Century?
Former New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner famously quipped, “You can’t hack a pencil.” Perhaps, but that mindset has set the Granite State decades behind in its election technology. Now, there’s another proposal for a state “election information portal,” to finally offer online voter registration.
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Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
New Hampshire Legislature - HB463 Election Information Portal
New Hampshire Legislature - SB 453 Funding for Statewide Voter Registration System
Voting Rights Lab - Online Voter Registration Tracker
NAACP Legal Defense Fund - Online Voter Registration: Good For States, Good For Voters
MIT Election Data & Science Lab - Voter Registration
Groups Taking Action:
Open Democracy Action, New Hampshire Campaign for Voting Rights, League of Women Voters NH
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