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Celebrating the Inaugural
Year of the
Constitution Party of New Hampshire
Another Success
Story
(Here's how to do it)
Written By: Megan Schmitt,
State Secretary
On the evening of March 1st, 2023, during a regularly scheduled
Constitution party informational Zoom call, the question was raised…
how serious are we?
By the end of the call, New Hampshire officially had its five State
Officers. Though not necessary, we set a goal to be organized in time
for the 2023 Spring National Committee Meeting, which was just seven
weeks later. We met as often as possible to discuss different aspects,
made trips to the bank for signatures, had discussions with local
officials, etc. After many revisions (and a 13 hour in-person working
session), our biggest hurdle (bylaws) was completed.
We even celebrated our second vice-chair, Edmond Laplante, being
elected to his local school board!
April 16th at the historic 1838 Hope in Christ Church in
Chichester, we held our first State Conference. This meeting included
introductions, a rundown of the ground-up organization, a speech from
the Eastern States Regional Chairman, Dave Kopacz, membership sign ups
and voting. The Bylaws were accepted, and three National Committee
members were elected. The following week, the bank account was
finalized, and we were officially off to St. Louis!
After returning to New Hampshire, we got to work creating
newsletters and trying to get our name out there. We walked in a few
parades, set up a table at the Sean Feucht Kingdom to the Capitol
concert, started attending John Birch Society events to network, and
took as many constitutional classes as we could – some officers even
became trained coaches! We also invited Caleb Collier from WA for a
quick overnight speaking engagement.
As we entered fall/winter, we began focusing more on our committees
– participated in a Constitution Day event, began hosting county
meetings and preparedness potlucks, even planned a January
6th convoy and screening of J6: A True Timeline.
As we close out our first year, a few new members have joined,
created a how-to guide for tracking legislation and how to submit
testimony online as well as in-person, we met with the Secretary of
State and discussed ballot access, working on constitutional awards
for our state representatives, and brainstorming new advertising
methods!
Our second annual state conference will take place in March. We
are so excited to continue this journey with the Constitution Party
and see what 2024 will hold!
Please help CPNH gain ballot
access by making your most generous donation. Click on this
link
Donate
to Ballot Access Here
or get involved by clicking here:
Constitution Party
https://constitutionparty.nationbuilder.com/
Questions or Comments: Contact Donna
Ivanovich, Assistant to the National Chairman
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