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New Hampshire Democratic Senate candidate, Gov. Maggie Hassan speaks to media, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, outside a polling place in Portsmouth, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Possible Hassan-Sununu Senate faceoff has both parties eyeing New Hampshire

by Tim Camerato Valley News Staff WriterJune 12, 2021

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2020, file photo, Socorro Ulloa, a supporter of then-President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, carries flags while riding in the back of a limousine in Las Vegas. Nevada lawmakers have passed a bill aiming to make the state the first to weigh in on the 2024 presidential primary contests. The move on Sunday, May 30, 2021, upends decades of political tradition and is likely to prompt pushback from other early states that want to retain their places in the calendar. Nevada's bill still needs to be approved by Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak to become law, and it also requires the backing of the national parties to make the change for the 2024 calendar. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Nevada OKs bill in attempt for 1st primary

by Michelle L. Price Associated Press, and Sam Metz Associated PressMay 31, 2021

Legislature debates state primary change

by Staff Report May 31, 2021

FILE — In this Nov. 19, 2019, file photo, Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., ask questions during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Welch is seeking re-election in Vermont's Aug. 11, 2020, Democratic primary. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

Will Patrick Leahy run for a ninth Senate term in 2022?

by Kit Norton VtDigger, and Xander Landen VtDiggerMay 30, 2021

FILE— In this Nov. 3, 2020 file photograph, two women, wearing protective masks due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, cast their ballots at a polling station at Windham, N.H. High School. Auditors have found no evidence of fraud or political bias in a controversial election in Windham, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Auditors find no signs of fraud in New Hampshire town’s election

by Michael Casey Associated PressMay 27, 2021

On Saturday, a group of about 30 protesters in Concord held signs demanding the release of political prisoners held in Belarus, the Eastern European nation north of Ukraine. Signs read, “New Hampshire says freedom in Belarus” and "Stop Fascism.”

Protesters in Concord accuse Belarus of human rights violations

by Staff and Wire Reports May 24, 2021

New Hampshire proposal targets federal voter-access bill

by Holly Ramer Associated PressMay 19, 2021

Workers count the hand ballots during the Forensic Election Audit at the Edwards Cross Training Center in Pembroke, a New Hampshire National Guard facility, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. The overhead projector and video cameras so exactly what the counters are doing.

Audit of Windham, N.H., election continues with new vote totals

by Ray Duckler Concord MonitorMay 18, 2021

State Senator Jeff Woodburn after getting gas at the downtown Whitefield convenience store near his home on Thursday, October 31, 2018.

Former NH Senate leader Woodburn found guilty of domestic violence, assault

by Barbara Tetreault Berlin SunMay 13, 2021

A clerk with the N.H. department of state unloads boxes of ballots are unpacked after arriving from the state archives at a forensic audit of a New Hampshire legislative election. May 11, 2021, in Pembroke, N.H., before he was N.H. State Trooper asked him to move away from the building. The audit, which will be live streamed from the Edward Cross Training Center, in Pembroke, is to review the November 2020 Windham, N.H., election for four state legislative seats. (AP Photo/Josh...

Voting machines, ballots arrive for audit of New Hampshire town’s election

by Michael Casey Associated PressMay 11, 2021