Why New Hampshire? » Government

Low Federal Public Corruption Convictions

A Porcupine — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:21:37 +0000

New Hampshire is ranked 3rd for fewest Federal Public Corruption Convictions in the past decade (1997-2006).

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http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/pin/docs/arpt-2006.pdf

First female majority in the Senate

A Porcupine — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:35:32 +0000

New Hampshire is the first and only state to have a state Senate comprised of a female majority.

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http://www.nowhampshire.com/content/nh-makes-history-first-state-senate-female-majority

Largest Number Of Reps Under 30

A Porcupine — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:51:44 +0000

New Hampshire has the largest number of members under 30 years of age sitting in the House of Representitives.

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http://www.sentinelsource.com/articles/2008/10/15/news/local/free/id_327546.txt

Low Tax Collection Per Capita

A Porcupine — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:45:29 +0000

New Hampshire ranks third in a comparison of State Government Tax Collections per Capita for 2005.

Additional Sources:

http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=30&cat=1&sub=9&yr=16&typ=4&o=a&sort=n

Low State Spending Per Capita

A Porcupine — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:42:46 +0000

In a comparison of state spending per capita for fiscal year 2006, New Hampshire scored as the sixth lowest at $3,430. This is well below the national average of $4,529.

Additional Sources:

http://www.statehealthfacts.org/comparemaptable.jsp?ind=32&cat=1&sub=10&yr=65&typ=4&o=a&sort=n

No Bottle Deposits

A Porcupine — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:13:17 +0000

New Hampshire has no mandatory deposit on beverage bottles unlike some other states and most other New England states.

Additional Sources:

http://www.bottlebill.org/news/articles/2008/NH-4-27-BattleOverBottleBills.htm

Long commitment to local control

A Porcupine — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:57:47 +0000

Town meetings in New Hampshire are probably the most direct access to government given to citizens in America.
Though town meetings such as this are unfamiliar to many from other parts of the nation, in New Hampshire these meetings have deep idealogical roots and reflect the citizens commitment to local control.

Small voting districts

A Porcupine — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:56:00 +0000

New Hampshire offers small, easy to canvas, winnable districts. New Hampshire districts are small enough that the candidates get to know their constituents personally, in many districts, you can walk from one end to another in less than in an hour, and seats are often won with no more than a couple-hundred-dollar campaign budgets.

Quick Legislative Turnover

A Porcupine — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:50:07 +0000

In New Hampshire voters have the opportunity to completely overhaul the executive and legislative branches every other year as NH is one of only a handful of states to run elections on the biennial cycle.

Additional Sources:

Article 9, New Hampshire State Constitution

Fusion Voting

A Porcupine — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:45:49 +0000

New Hampshire offers the critical advantage of allowing fusion candidates. A fusion candidate is defined as one who has been nominated by two or more parties, and appears on the general ballot with all parties noted.

The advantage is absolutely critical to the political success of FSP members. It means the ability to run as a Libertarian-Republican or even as a Libertarian-Republican-Democrat, capturing all of the straight-ticket votes.

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