The Honorable David M. Scanlan

New Hampshire Secretary of State

107 North Main Street

Concord, New Hampshire 03301

 

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Dear Secretary Scanlan,

 

President Donald J. Trump is once again at the forefront of political attacks, this time by those who are attempting to disqualify the former President from appearing on New Hampshire's primary ballot by weaponizing Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment against him.

 

Since 1920, New Hampshire has been a state that prides itself on being the First-in-the-Nation to hold their primary elections and setting the stage for the rest of the country. But that status is now in jeopardy because of an absurd conspiracy theory to deny President Trump, the current front-runner in New Hampshire, from being on the ballot.

 

There is no legal basis for these claims to hold up in any legitimate court of law. The opinions of those perpetuating this fraud against the will of the people are nothing more than a blatant attempt to affront democracy and disenfranchise all voters and the former President. These individuals who are seeking to deny voters access to support their candidate of choice are nothing more than political pawns of the Left doing their bidding, which is disappointing since the Democrat Party has continually tried to strip New Hampshire of its First-in-the-Nation status.

 

New Hampshire GOP Chairman Chris Ager has previously assured that “the Republican Party will fight to make sure that candidates are not denied access to the ballot.” It is now up to the patriots in the New Hampshire legislature to stand with the Chairman, ensure President Trump is on the ballot, and set a date so Granite Staters can continue to be the First in the Nation when it comes to having their voices heard.

 

You have also publicly remarked that you are “not seeking to remove any names from the presidential primary ballot." We agree wholeheartedly and we should continue to empower voters, not disenfranchise them.

 

The patriots in New Hampshire took a stand in 1776 when they were the first state to declare independence from Great Britain. Now it is time for the great leaders of the Granite State to ensure that their constituents have access to a free and fair primary election by standing against the misinterpretation and politicization of our Constitution.

Sincerely,

Senate President Jeb Bradley

Speaker of the House Sherman Packard

Executive Councilor Joseph Kenney

Executive Councilor David Wheeler

Senator Kevin Avard

Senator Bill Gannon

Senator Carrie Gendreau

Senator Keith Murphy

Senator Ruth Ward

Majority Whip Jeanine Notter

State Representative Kimberly Abare

State Representative Keith Ammon

State Representative Louise Andrus

State Representative Judy Aron

State Representative Cyril Aures

State Representative Harry Bean

State Representative Stephen Boyd

State Representative Jacob Brouillard

State Representative Claudine Burnham

State Representative Tim Cahill

State Representative Jose Cambrils

State Representative Travis Corcoran

State Representative Mike Drago

State Representative Ron Dunn

State Representative Jess Edwards

State Representative Tracy Emerick

State Representative Keith Erf

State Representative Jim Fedolfi

State Representative Larry Gagne

State Representative Ted Gorski

State Representative Michael Granger

State Representative Gerald Griffin

State Representative Tina Harley

State Representative Juliet Harvey-Bolia

State Representative Gregory Hill

State Representative J.R. Hoell

State Representative Thomas Kaczynski

State Representative Diane Kelley

State Representative Stephen Kennedy

State Representative Catherine Kenny

State Representative Aboul Khan

State Representative Jim Kofalt

State Representative John Leavitt

State Representative David Lundgren

State Representative Wayne MacDonald

State Representative Dennis Mannion

State Representative Nikki McCarter

State Representative Valerie McDonnell

State Representative Dan McGuire

State Representative Charles Melvin

State Representative Sandra Panek

State Representative Joseph Pitre

State Representative Fred Plett

State Representative Tom Ploszaj

State Representative John Potucek

State Representative Kevin Pratt

State Representative Arlene Quaratiello

State Representative Karen Reid

State Representative Andrew Renzullo

State Representative Terry Roy

State Representative Matthew Santonastaso

State Representative John Sellers

State Representative Vanessa Sheehan

State Representative Shane Sirois

State Representative Lisa Smart

State Representative James Spillane

State Representative Walter Stapleton

State Representative Jonathan Stone

State Representative James Summers

State Representative Joe Sweeney

State Representative Jeffrey Tenczar

State Representative Paul Terry

State Representative Dick Thackston

State Representative Chris True

State Representative Paul Tudor

State Representative Len Turcotte

State Representative Lilli Walsh

State Representative Kenneth Weyler

State Representative Robert Wherry

State Representative Clayton Wood

Selectman Jim Guzofski

Former U.S. Senator Bob Smith

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