This month: NH Primary Results • Education • Inclusivity In NH • Holocaust Remembrance
NH PRIMARY RESULTS
Joe Biden Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary with Write-In Vote
Congratulations are due to all supporters, volunteers, and other workers who made courageous choices to defy the odds that a write-in vote would work or should even be undertaken. The supporters of the write-in have, in the end, been justified by their convictions and so placed themselves on the right side of history.“I want to thank all those who wrote my name in this evening in New Hampshire,” Biden said in a statement. “It was a historic demonstration of commitment to our democratic process.”The results of the Primary show that while Trump won the Republican Primary by 54.3% of the vote, Biden’s win was more substantial and, with the write-in, was 63.9%. Haley won Independents 64% to Trump’s 33% and she won 25 % of Republicans voting. Who will these Independents (Undeclared) vote for in the general election if Trump wins the nomination?How Joe Biden Won a Write-in Campaign after Skipping the New Hampshire PrimaryBiden Wins the New Hampshire Primary Without Showing Up.
EDUCATION
Focus on Strengthening Public Education – A Claremont Democratic Committee Core Value
Participate in activities to improve our schools by attending the Claremont School Board Deliberative Session in which the school budget will be on the agenda.
Claremont School Board Deliberative Session
SAU 6 Public Notice
The Claremont School Board will hold the Deliberative Session on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 9 AM Stevens High School Auditorium 175 Broad St. Claremont NH 03743 (snow date Saturday, February 10)
In November the State of New Hampshire Court Says Not Enough Money Being Spent on Public School Students
The judge determined that the current amount of $4100 per student needed to be raised to $7356. The legislature was charged with coming up with at least the minimal amount of $7356 to comply with the State constitution. In a separate ruling, the court found that the statewide property tax mechanism was unlawful in not allowing fair distribution of funds allowing more wealthy towns to retain excess school education tax money.Currently, there are multiple bills being proposed with varying approaches to dealing with statewide school funding. Support HB 1583: In support of per pupil cost for an adequate education.Support Bill 1586: Establishing a foundation opportunity budget program for funding public educationSupport HB 1656; Increase Adequacy Grant for Special Education StudentsSupport HB 1686: Relative to requiring excess revenues raised through the statewide education property tax to be remitted to the Education Trust Fund and prohibiting the Department of Revenue Administration from setting negative local and county tax rates on real property.Urge legislators to take action by registering your support of HB 1583. HB 1586, HB 1656, HB 1686New Hampshire House of RepresentativesEducation Sub Committee Work SessionFebruary 2, 2024, 10 AMLegislative Office: Room 20933 N. State Street Concord, NH 03301
Make an appearance at the meeting: How to testify in person at a public hearing.
"Democracy is an unfinished experiment" - Walt Whitman
Dear Voters,
The special House Education Subcommittee that was put together to work on a collection of school funding legislation looks like it is going to kick the can down the road after only two meetings and recommend all of its bills be sent to interim study. That would mean these bills would be dead for the session and would mean no increase to school funding or property tax relief for the majority of communities around the state until next year. And, even if a bill comes out of an interim study with a positive recommendation, there is no guarantee it will even be reintroduced next year.Use our advocacy tool to email all 10 members of the subcommittee with one click, and let them know that inaction is unacceptable.Use our advocacy tool to share your story and show them what the cost of their inaction is for you, your family, and your community. Let the subcommittee know that the only appropriate course of action is to take action on school funding. From New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project
Oppose HB 1691: A proposal to restrict the public school curriculum to reading, writing, math, science, and social studies with all other subjects optional.Oppose HB 1652: Expanding school voucher program with risk of crippling municipal budgets and adding to increased property taxes.
Good Reads for Education Issues:
INCLUSIVITY IN NH
Respect and Inclusivity for All – A Claremont Democratic Committee Core Value
Dear New Hampshire,This year, we're fighting back against more than 15 anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ bills in the State House – and it's been a grim start to the year, with state lawmakers in the NH House of Representatives already passing two dangerous bills that would be devastating to trans people and their families.Right now, lawmakers are deciding on all of these bills – which include bans on access to critical healthcare, excluding trans people from public life (including in schools and at work), and some that would cause harm to transgender teens in schools.Now is the time to take action! The two legislative bodies in New Hampshire are each considering these bills, so here's how you can send a message to your state representatives and senators:Email your state representative(s) and tell them to oppose all bills that take aim at LGBTQ+ rights.Email your state senator and tell them to oppose all bills that take aim at LGBTQ+ rights.Our state has made it clear time and again that LGBTQ+ people belong – period.The time to take action to reaffirm this value and put a stop to these attacks is now. Your lawmakers need to hear from you, their constituents, on how you want them to vote.
~ ACLU-NH
Senate Bill 341 would require any school staff member to answer any written requests sent by parents for information about their children within 10 days of receiving the request. This bill is an obvious and repeated attempt to require schoolteachers and staff to report to parents on the perceived or actual sexual orientation of their children. Register your opposition to SB 341.SB 573 is being proposed by the New Hampshire Senate to require a redundant consent from parents for a child to have any medical, mental health treatment or counseling. Parental consent already exists for most health care for minors in New Hampshire. This new bill tries to conceal its main purpose which is to eliminate any exceptions for which a minor may need to have their privacy protected. Adding additional need for notification would have a particularly negative impact on LBGTQ minors. Common exceptions include reproductive health care, substance abuse, and risk of domestic violence.Oppose SB 573
United Nations designated January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day
Click to Visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Learn, Remember, and Confront
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