Liberty Dinner

Our annual dinner will be held on Sunday, July 10th at the Chateau Restaurant in Manchester. Larry Lepard, investment manager, will be the keynote speaker. As is tradition, we will be announcing the Legislator of the Year, Activist of the Year, and release the 2011 Legislative Report Card.

A cocktail reception will be held from 5-6pm, with proceeds going to the NHLA Political Action Committee which helps fund pro-liberty candidates running for state office.

Bill Submissions for 2012 Must be in by June 8th

This year, the House has scheduled the bill submission window for the 2012 legislative session to be May 15th to June 8th. This is much earlier than normal. Anyone considering submitting a bill for next year’s session will need to work fast getting your information together and finding a sponsor. Keep in mind, only State Representatives or Senators can submit bills. For some help pointing you in the right direction, email Joel at political@nhliberty.org.

Special Elections

PRIMARY Election - Strafford County District 3 (Barrington, Farmington, Middleton, Milton, New Durham, Strafford) for State Representative. The primary election date is June 7, 2011. The general election date is on August 9, 2011. The New Hampshire Liberty Alliance will be endorsing Honey V. Puterbaugh for State Representative.

PRIMARY Election - Rockingham County District 14 (Hampton Falls, Kensington, Seabrook, South Hampton) for State Representative. The filing period is closed for this election. The primary election date is July 5, 2011. The general election date is on August 9, 2011. We are awaiting the completion of surveys before reviewing candidates for endorsement.

PRIMARY Election - Hillsborough County District 3 (Greenville, New Ipswich, Peterborough, Sharon) for State Representative. Candidates need to file, in person, with Secretary of State's Office by May 20, 2011 to be eligible for the primary election on July 19, 2011 and general election September 9, 2011.

Endorsements are based on candidate surveys and/or Liberty Rating scores from previous House incumbency voting records if available.

Board Election Results

Congratulations to Sandy Pierre and Jason Sutherland, winners of the April Board of Directors election. Sandy has been re-elected as Vice Chair and Jason has been elected as Secretary, replacing Paul Comeau, Jr. Many thanks go out to Paul for his service over the past two years.

Porcfest

Come join the NHLA at this year’s Porcupine Freedom Festival being held on June 20-26 at Roger’s Campground and Motel in beautiful Lancaster, NH. Many new and exciting things are scheduled for this one week event. For more information, go to http://freestateproject.org/festival/.

The NHLA will be giving a presentation on Thursday, June 23 on how to advance liberty in New Hampshire by working within the state legislative system.

NHLA Activist Alert System

The Board is piloting a new program to help activists be more informed with what’s happening at the State House. The NHLA Activist Alert system is an opt-in email messenger designed to alert members about important legislation that needs attention. Members would be asked to call your Representatives, or attend the public hearing to give testimony, or write letters to the editor, or whatever is required to help ensure that certain bills are passed or killed. This system is a great way to stay informed, get more involved and helps coordinate members to be a more powerful positive influence in the area of public policy for the future of N.H.

If you are interested in receiving activist alerts, please email membership@nhliberty.org with your request. (Important notice: When making public statements, we ask that you do so only as a concerned private citizen and never on the behalf of the NHLA.)

Granite State Coupon Book **PRICE REDUCED**

Here’s a great way you can 1) save money, 2) help the small businesses in N.H., and 3) raise funds for the NHLA all at the same time. The Board is proud to announce the Granite State Coupon Book/NHLA affiliation.

The Granite State Coupon Book is a publication promoted by one of our friends Linda L. that is filled with hundreds of great savings for you and your family. The book was designed with the sole purpose of helping out the local businessman and the N.H. economy and not the multi-national giant conglomerates such as Wal-mart, McDonalds, etc.

We encourage you to check out their website at http://www.granitestatecouponbook.com/ and purchase one of their books. The books have been marked down from $29.95 to $19.95. When ordering online (through their website) be sure to note in the comment box “New Hampshire Liberty Alliance,” to ensure that the NHLA receives credit for your purchase.

Gold Standard Subscriptions

Get a copy of the Gold Standard delivered right to your inbox every week for FREE! That’s right, you too can get this highly effective, very popular liberty cheat sheet.

Our Gold Standard team carefully selects bills going before the House for a vote each week that have a high liberty impact upon N.H. citizens and businesses. Our Gold Standard contains our recommendations and liberty talking points on each of these impactful bills. Feel free to use our talking points to contact your Representatives as a concerned citizen in support or opposition to specific legislation. Your correspondence could make the difference on whether or not these bills pass or fail moving N.H. towards more liberty or more tyranny.

To get your copy, email research@nhliberty.org and tell us that you wish to be put on the Gold Standard Subscription list.

Liberty Books

Jim Dodson of Liberty Books in Concord (75 Allison Street) hosts NHLA’s monthly Board meetings. Please visit this treasure-filled store for books on history, economics, and politics, as well as an unrivaled collection of graphic novels and comic books. You may also visit Jim on the web at http://www.libertybooksnh.net/.

Next Board Meeting

The next Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 2nd starting at 6:30 pm at Liberty Books on 75 Allison Street in Concord. All members are welcome. Hope to see you there.

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