By Richard Winger On June 5, New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan signed HB 503. It changes the order of candidate names on presidential primary ballots. The old law listed them in alphabetical order. The new law rotates the names, so that each candidate has an equal chance to appear on the top line. Rotation had already been used for candidates for all other office.
New Hampshire generally has the most candidates on presidential primary ballots of any state. In 2012 there were 30 names on the Republican ballot and 14 on the Democratic ballot. Thanks to Darryl Perry …read more