Story Archives of 'William Gardner'

Kucinich-requested Democratic Recount is Underway

By Josh Rogers on Thursday, January 17, 2008.

Dennis Kucinich could pay 24 cents a ballot to address concerns over "discrepancies between hand and machine-counted results."

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Gardner Expects Record Primary Turnout

By Dan Gorenstein on Friday, January 4, 2008.

New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner is predicting a record turnout for Tuesday's primary.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports.

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Fringe Candidates Make Their Case

By Josh Rogers on Monday, December 17, 2007.

Lesser-known candidates get their 15 minutes at Manchester debate.

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Primary Date Set For January 8th

By David Darman on Wednesday, November 21, 2007.

Secretary of State Bill Gardner has set January 8th, 2008 as the date of New Hampshire's Presidential Primary.

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25 in 25: Bill Gardner

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, September 12, 2007.

Our 25 in 25 series continues with Bill Gardner, New Hampshire's longstanding Secretary of State and steadfast protector of our First-In-The-Nation Primary status. He has been described as stubborn, inscrutable and very influential. We'll talk with him about how he came to be in this powerful perch, the many challenges to the New Hampshire Primary over the years and how he sees the current election calendar shaking out.

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  • Bill Gardner, New Hampshire Secretary of State
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Gardner Says Turnout High Statewide

By Josh Rogers on Tuesday, November 7, 2006.

The state's top election official says voter turnout through midday has been relatively brisk.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more.

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High Court Tosses Out Ballot Law

By Josh Rogers on Friday, August 18, 2006.

Democrats exhult and key Republicans fume over ruling says state the can't give top billing on election ballots to candidates whose party won the previous election. The ruling also also barred the practice of alphabetizing names of candidates of the same party running for the same office. The secretary of state, meanwhile, says the order could make it hard to maintain the current election calendar.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more.

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Bill Gardner's Beef with the Gray Lady

By Dan Gorenstein on Thursday, July 27, 2006.

This past Sunday, the New York Times ran a story on the Democratic Party considering changes to its presidential primary calendar.

A DNC committee had recommended placing two more states into the first few weeks of the calendar- a time period that has belonged exclusively to Iowa and New Hampshire.

The Times story differed from other coverage in only one peculiar way.

New York Times senior political reporter Adam Nagourney wrote that New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner refused to speak, and hung up on him.

Every other paper that covered the story seemed to have no problem talking with the state's top election official.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein went to find out if Gardner had a beef with the Old Gray Lady.

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State Approves New Voting Machine Software

By Dan Gorenstein on Friday, March 10, 2006.

The state Ballot Law Commission has approved new software for the state's voting machines.

The Commission made its decision despite concern from some that the changes threaten secure and accurate elections.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports.

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State Election Officials Ready for Challenges

By Lisa Peakes on Tuesday, November 2, 2004.

At the Secretary of State's Office, officials are prepared for a very close election and for the voter fraud challenges that may ensue.

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