‘BERNIE BILL’ PASSES HOUSE. Amid the controversies of bills relating to firearms, paid family leave, business taxes and marijuana legalization, the New Hampshire House on Wednesday quietly passed legislation that would a allow Sen. Bernie Sanders to file his candidacy for the New Hampshire presidential primary without being concerned about a challenge.House Bill 588 unanimously passed the House as part of its consent calendar and is now on its way to the state Senate.As we’ve reported, the bill would allow someone who is not a registered voter in a particular political party to run in that party’s primary, as long as the candidate is a “recognized candidate” for president of that party.Sanders, of course, is an independent and faced a challenge when he filed for the state’s Democratic presidential primary in 2016. The challenge was rejected by the state Ballot Law Commission.House Bill 588 was recently voted out of the House Election Law Committee with a 20-0 “ought to pass” recommendation.

‘BERNIE BILL’ PASSES HOUSE. Amid the controversies of bills relating to firearms, paid family leave, business taxes and marijuana legalization, the New Hampshire House on Wednesday quietly passed legislation that would a allow Sen. Bernie Sanders to file his candidacy for the New Hampshire presidential primary without being concerned about a challenge.

House Bill 588 unanimously passed the House as part of its consent calendar and is now on its way to the state Senate.


As we’ve reported, the bill would allow someone who is not a registered voter in a particular political party to run in that party’s primary, as long as the candidate is a “recognized candidate” for president of that party.

Sanders, of course, is an independent and faced a challenge when he filed for the state’s Democratic presidential primary in 2016. The challenge was rejected by the state Ballot Law Commission.

House Bill 588 was recently voted out of the House Election Law Committee with a 20-0 “ought to pass” recommendation.