DFNH is proud to announce the formation of the Fair Elections Committee.

The Fair Elections Committee has defined the following statement of purpose:

The Fair Elections Committee (FEC) of Democracy for New Hampshire (DFNH) is dedicated to protecting, preserving, and enhancing those aspects of the NH election system that are unique, transparent, secure, and exemplar. The FEC aims for open and accessible election processes, while implementing processes to prevent, pursue and prosecute proven instances of election fraud.

If you are interested in joining the Fair Elections Committee, please contact us at fec at democracyfornewhampshire. dot com .

Here in New Hampshire we are in a unique position as the "first in the nation" state. We live in a state that still uses hand counted paper ballots in many voting precincts, and even those that use voting machines still provide a paper trail. New Hampshire's Secretary of State Bill Gardner, the longest running Secretary of State in the nation, is one of the most trusted officials in public office you will find. Secretary Gardner has been a leading voice for voting integrity in numerous ways, including the institution of uniform hand counted paper ballot recounts and same day voter registration. Following the 2004 presidential election, New Hampshire, in stark contrast to the Ohio recount debacle, we showed the nation how to do an honest election recount.

The DFNH Fair Elections Committee will highlight the ways in which NH is already an examplar state to the nation in the area of voting integrity, and identify and work on those areas where we need to improve. We will use granite state integrity, yankee ingenuity, and the New England heritage we inherit from the original patriots and defenders of democracy, to work towards fulfilling the DFNH mission to protect the foundations of our democracy and the integrity of our political process.