Tag: state

• NH Constitution Article 10: Right of Revolution.

  

  “The people MAY and of right OUGHT TO…”

  Marek

  22 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, corruption, nh, revolution, state

• NH Constitution Article 9: No Hereditary Office or Place

  

  Free elections, not family dynasties!

  Marek

  20 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, nh, state

• NH Constitution Article 8: Accountability of Magistrates & Officers; Public’s Right to Know.

  

  Open, accessible government, for the people…

  Marek

  18 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  accountability, constitution, nh, public, state

• NH Constitution Article 7: State Sovereignty.

  

  State’s rights, reserved for the people of NH…

  Marek

  16 June, 2016

  1780s, constitution, government, NH culture, NH State Comicstitution, SOURCE=NH.gov

  constitution, nh, rights, state

• Choosing Freedom (1945)

  

  The people of New Hampshire choose their first official state motto …

  Marek

  10 October, 2012

  “Live Free or Die”, 1940s, 1970s, government, legislative branch, WWII

  democracy, freedom, government, John Stark, legislature, license plates, live free or die, motto, nh, state, wwii

• “Your state motto is SO COOL!”

  

  Let’s take a closer look at that little motto on our license plates…

  Marek

  4 October, 2012

  “Live Free or Die”, 1970s, John Stark, NH culture, politics, revolutionary era, SOURCE=NH.gov

  government, John Stark, live free or die, motto, nh, state

• The First Voter Check-List (Henniker, 1813)

  

  In 1813, NH tests out a strange new voting procedure: keeping track of voters with an official checklist! 

  Marek

  9 September, 2012

  1810s, elections, Henniker, NH history, politics, SOURCE=Cogswell, sources, stick figures

  checklists, county, democracy, elections, history, local, nh, politics, state, vote, voter registration, voting