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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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They're candidates in the upcoming primary. But they don't have big campaigns. In a few minutes we'll hear from each of them. But first, what does it take to get your name on the ballot in New Hampshire? It may not be as easy as you think. Ben French explains. |
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STANDUP: T1; 11:55:00 For a candidate to get their name on the ballot in New Hampshire- for the most part they need one of two things, money or signatures. The amount of each differs depending on office or party affiliation. But all candidates end up here at the secretary of states office in Concord. OUT SOT: T1; 56:19 In these boxes are the declaration of candidacy that the candidates file when they want to run for office. TRACK 1: The process of getting one's name on the ballot is pretty straightforward for Democrats and Republicans. For example, A candidate running for U-S Senate would need one hundred dollars or two hundred signatures. After that it's onto the party primary. If a candidate is not a democrat or republican, they must qualify for the general election. SOT: 13:27 then the person has to get what's called nomination papers and those nomination papers must be signed by registered voters. TRACK 2: For third party candidates running for high office that can mean thousands of certified signatures. NAT / SOT: T1; 05:43 It's just not reasonable. It's just not reasonable. TRACK 3: David Gosselin filed as an alternative candidate for US Senate. He takes issue with the ballot requirements for third party candidates. SOT: T1; 02:39 State law requires that an independent voice or an alternative voice has to go out and get three thousand certifiable signatures from voters throughout NH in order to be nominated, in order to get access to the ballot. TRACK 4: That means 1500 certified signatures from each of the two congressional districts. A task Gosselin says is nearly impossible without a team of paid professionals to collect signatures. SOT:T1; 3:20 I had two quotes, the least expensive was $24,000 to get my three thousand signatures. SOT:14:41 the reason why there's a nomination paper requirement is to show that the person has some support in the state so that there's some demonstration by the voters in the state that they would like to see that person's name on the November ballot 14:59OUT TRACK 5: As both a former republican state rep and state republican party chair, Gosselin knows it would be much easier to get on the ballot as a republican. But he's challenging the state to open up ballot access. SOT: T1; As our population diversify and becomes greater and greater we should have more voices and more people expressing their points of view rather than constricting it and what do you say to people who argue that may throw our political system into gridlock? Well throw it into gridlock? We're in gridlock and have been OUT SOT: T1; 46:20 I think we have t be very careful about destroying the two party system I think that's something that has held us together it has forced us to the middle it has forced compromise on us its allowed us usually to have a working majority in the legislature certainly in the governor's office TRACK 6: Former State Attorney General and longtime Republican activist Tom Rath says the state has not always been a two party state. The Libertarian party was once officially recognized, but has since lost ballot status due to lack of votes. SOT: T1; 47:10 It's hard to maintain it. It's hard to sustain it. You might get one or two candidates who are really good candidates- who are very articulate and have a very compelling message but you gotta keep the feeding the system going. A party needs to be more than just one candidate or even one issue. TRACK 7: And because the primary is a 'party affair' , those candidates associated with a party not recognized by the state can only be considered in the general election. SOT: 42:41It's better because you're there when the real decision is made but you run the risk of not being part of the conversation during the primary. All of those months in the run up t the primary- that's when a lot of people pay attention and learn about the candidates. TRACK 8: But for a candidate like David Gosselin, it's hard to share your views when your time is spent trying to get on the ballot. SOT: T2; 15:05 It's been my preoccupation for the last 2 ½ months is how do you even get into the ball park? Say nothing about whether you get a hit or get up to bat- but how do you get in? How do you get on the ballot? TAG: Gosselin and other third party candidates must have their certified petition signatures to the Secretary of State by September fourth. In Concord, IBFFNHO. |
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While the big name candidates and their political teams campaign for office, there's a group of candidates not getting a lot of media attention. Now we introduce you to four of those candidates. We begin with Republican candidate for Senate Kenneth Stremsky. Producer Richard Ager interviewed him in his home town of Manchester. |
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Producer Richard Ager talked to Stremsky about why he's running and explored some of his major campaign issues as well as looking at why he feels he's qualified to run for office. |
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For more information on Kenneth Stremsky you can visit his website at geocities-dot-com-forward slash-k-stremsky. |
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Next, we bring you Republican candidate for Governor Joe Haas. Producer Ben French interviewed him in his home town of Concord. |
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Producer Ben French spoke to Republican Joe Hass about his 'one issue' campaign for governor focusing on education reform. Hass addressed health care and housing concerns in the state. He also spoke about what makes him qualified to run for Governor and how he differentiates himself from the other candidates. |
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For more information on Joe Haas you can email him at HaasForGovernor@hotmail.com. |
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Next we talk to Republican candidate for Governor Bob Kingsbury. Producer Tai Freligh |
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Producer Tai Freligh spoke to Bob Kingsbury about what issues were a key part of his campaign for Governor. These included education funding and the importance of the constitution in regards to this. He also spoke about what makes him qualified to run for Governor and how he differentiates himself from the other candidates. |
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For more information on Bob Kingsbury you can visit his website at visit bob kingsbury-dot-com. |
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Finally, Another Republican candidate for Governor Bob Kroepel. Producer Sylvia Gomes interviewed him in his home town of New Durham. |
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Producer Sylvia Gomes spoke to Bob Kroepel about what issues were a key part of his campaign for Governor. These included his position on tax issues, education funding and health care. He also spoke about what makes him qualified to run for Governor and how he differentiates himself from the other candidates. |
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For more information on Bob Kroepel you can visit his website at bob k website-dot-com. |
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Next time on New Hampshire Outlook - The race for Congress. Interviews with First Congressional District hopefuls Bob Bevill and State Representative Jeb Bradley. |
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That's all for this edition of Outlook. Thanks for joining us. |
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Thanks to our founding sponsors who have provided major funding for the production of New Hampshire Outlook: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Public Service of New Hampshire Alice J. Reen Charitable Trust Putnam Foundation Stratford Foundation |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:8/26/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 4:57 In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a report on how to get on the election ballot in New Hampshire. PRODUCER/REPORTER:Ben French NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: William Gardner\Secretary of State David Gosselin \US Senate Hopeful Tom Rath\Republican Analyst |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:8/26/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 5 minutes each In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included profile of each of the lesser known Republican candidates for Governor. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager, Ben French, Sylvia Gomes, Tai Freligh NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: ken Stremsky\R - Gubernatorial Candidate Joe Hass\R - Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Kingsbury\R - Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Kroepel\R - Gubernatorial Candidate |