Hello Patriots!
We want to let our Selectmen/Aldermen, Moderators, and Town/City clerks know that there is a pending lawsuit in NH around our elections and electronic ballot counting devices. Dan Richard is suing Governor Chris Sununu over this matter.
NH’s Ballot Law Commission, and the Secretary of State, have provided our Selectmen/Aldermen, with 2 electronic ballot counting device options, to replace the aging machines they currently have. The choices are either Dominion Voting Systems or Voting Works.
Our Selectman/Alderman will be making their decisions soon. They are the ones who decide to either purchase new electronic ballot counting devices or go to hand counting of our ballots. Every town/city, that does not currently hand count their ballots, will be deciding, at varying times, which vendor to go with, so the sooner you can send this letter to your Selectmen/Aldermen, (copy your moderator and Town/City clerk) the better.
We want to alert them of 3 things they may not be aware of.
- Dan Richard’s lawsuit.
- RSA 656:40
- NH Constitution page 17, part 2, Senate, Art. 32
Important note:
If your town has machines, we the people, can request our ballot be hand counted, in any election, by placing our ballot in the side slot of the electronic ballot counting device, instead of the top. The side slot of all machines in NH should be opened and marked, “hand count ballots.”
Below the sample email you will find.
Additional information regarding the lawsuit – Information on hand counting our ballots – Link to NH Election Law & a copy of RSA 656:40 – Link to NH Constitution and copy of Art. 32.
Please email action@nhpatriothub.org with questions or to let us know you emailed your town officials. Thank you!
Sample email
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Community Notice:
Before Approving the purchase of new Voting Machines…
Date:
Dear:
There is a major lawsuit before the NH Supreme Court that may have a significant impact on the constitutional use of electronic ballot counting devices, and absentee voting in NH, by the fall of 2023.
The Case: Daniel Richard V Sununu Case # Case No. 2023-0097
You should take this case into your fiduciary and legal consideration before making the decision to purchase new electronic ballot counting devices. You can use this time to consider hand counting our ballots instead. See the 9 minute video below showing the ease of hand counting our ballots.
Interview with Dan Richard explaining his lawsuit.
https://rumble.com/v3d4bz8-the-lawsuit-that-will-fix-new-hampshire-elections-richard-v.-sununu.html
Two other points to consider before deciding to purchase new electronic ballot counting devices.
*Please read through RSA 656:40.
https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/lxiii/656/656-mrg.htm?id=8589992026
This is a law that was passed 44 year ago for something on a “trial basis,” back in 1979. It says… The mayor and aldermen of any city or the selectmen of any town, subject to the approval of the ballot law commission, may authorize the use of one or more electronic ballot counting devices for the counting of ballots in such city or town on a trial basis for any regular or special election and pay the expense of such trial from any available funds.
Important to note… it does not prohibit you from choosing to hand count our ballots.
*Please read part two, Senate, Art. 32, page 17 of the NH Constitution.
https://www.nh.gov/glance/senate.htm
Our Constitution clearly states our Moderator, with the Selectmen and Town/City Clerk, present, is the one who is to, “sort and count the said votes.”
9 minute video showing how easy it is to hand count election ballots.
https://causeofamerica.org/Post/hand-counting-simplified
Respectfully,
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Interview with Dan Richard explaining his lawsuit.
https://rumble.com/v3d4bz8-the-lawsuit-that-will-fix-new-hampshire-elections-richard-v.-sununu.html
Dan Richard’s lawsuit.
Information on Hand Counting our Ballots
9 minute video showing how to hand count election ballots – it’s as easy as playing BINGO
https://causeofamerica.org/Post/hand-counting-simplified
Additional hand counting material
https://news.frankspeech.com/news/article/return-hand-counting-missouri-elections-emanual
Link to Election RSAs
https://www.sos.nh.gov/elections/election-laws/new-hampshire-election-laws
Copy of Section 656:40
656:40 Adoption. – The mayor and aldermen of any city or the selectmen of any town, subject to the approval of the ballot law commission, may authorize the use of one or more electronic ballot counting devices for the counting of ballots in such city or town on a trial basis for any regular or special election and pay the expense of such trial from any available funds. The use of such devices so authorized shall be valid for all purposes. Any town, or the mayor and aldermen of any city, may vote to lease or purchase electronic ballot counting devices for the elections held in said town or city. Any town, or the mayor and aldermen of any city, so acting shall notify the secretary of state of the action taken in regard to electronic ballot counting devices; and, after said action, electronic ballot counting devices shall be used in said town or city in accordance with said vote or authorization. If a special state election involving a state representative district occurs in a city or town that has adopted the provisions of RSA 656:40, the secretary of state may prepare and issue paper ballots which shall be used.
Source. 1979, 436:1. 2009, 70:2. 2014, 65:1, eff. July 26, 2014.
Link to NH Constitution
Copy of page 17, part 2, Senate, Art. 32
[Art.] 32. [Biennial Meetings, How Warned, Governed, and Conducted; Return of Votes, etc.] The meetings for the choice of governor, council and senators, shall be warned by warrant from the selectmen, and governed by a moderator, who shall, in the presence of the selectmen (whose duty it shall be to attend) in open meeting, receive the votes of all the inhabitants of such towns and wards present, and qualified to vote for senators; and shall, in said meetings, in presence of the said selectmen, and of the town or city clerk, in said meetings, sort and count the said votes, and make a public declaration thereof, with the name of every person voted for, and the number of votes for each person; and the town or city clerk shall make a fair record of the same at large, in the town book, and shall make out a fair attested copy thereof, to be by him sealed up and directed to the secretary of state, within five days following the election, with a superscription expressing the purport thereof.
June 2, 1784
Amended 1792 generally rewording section.
Amended 1889 substituting “January” for “June” regarding notification to secretary of state.
Amended 1958 substituting “wards” for “parishes” and added reference to city clerks.
Amended 1974 substituting “December” for “January” and “twenty” and “thirty” regarding notification to secretary of state.
Amended 1976 changing notification to 5 days after the election.
