Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed an amendment rejecting H.R. 1/S.1, known by many as the “Corrupt Politicians Act.” The amendment reasserted the legislature’s authority over their own elections, regardless of what Washington politicians may say.
Should the bill that Senator Maggie Hassan cosponsored become law in Washington, the amendment states that “all procedures and requirements relating to elections conducted pursuant to the New Hampshire constitution and as prescribed by New Hampshire law shall remain in full force and effect for all state and county officers.”
The bill passed 200-175 and heads to the New Hampshire Senate.
This is just the latest in a string of rejections from Maggie Hassan’s own constituents. First, long-time Democrat Secretary of State Bill Gardner blasted the bill in front of Congress and warned it would jeopardize the Granite State’s first-in-the-nation primary status. Then, Maggie Hassan was caught running away from valid questions on the issue. Now, her own state’s legislature is rejecting the bill before it even comes up for a vote in the U.S. Senate.
As states begin jockeying to overtake New Hampshire’s primary timing, things are going from bad to worse for Maggie Hassan.
Statement from NRSC Spokesman T.W. Arrighi: “The New Hampshire House of Representatives has spoken and they want no part of Maggie Hassan’s Washington power grab. By reasserting their right to oversee their own well-managed elections, they are rejecting Hassan’s desire to outsource that authority to Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. Should this bill actually pass and cost New Hampshire their primary slot, the people will speak again at the ballot box and oust Senator Hassan.”
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