Cool-Shame8373 t1_its960j wrote on October 25, 2022 at 10:41 PM

Reply to comment by Acanthaceae_Square in Constitutional Convention ballot question by niateratez

Absolutely agree with you that NH state government is absurdly large and unwieldy. But NH voters believe it can only get worse instead of better. I vote on the basis of hope.

OldTurkeyTail t1_itsjdn5 wrote on October 25, 2022 at 11:58 PM

>NH state government is absurdly large and unwieldy.

This first random link has NH state spending as 46th in the nation.

https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/per-capita-state-spending/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Per%20Capita%20State%20Spending%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D

4ever48 t1_itug1rh wrote on October 26, 2022 at 12:07 PM

Large & Unwieldy != Expensive The members of the state legislature (the largest legislative body in the free world) get paid a whopping $100 / annum

OldTurkeyTail t1_itvasjh wrote on October 26, 2022 at 3:55 PM

But cost does go up with multiple layers of bureaucracy. Imho, there are areas in which the state has too much power, but overall NH government is reasonably efficient (at least compared to other states).

That said, our decision making process is pretty slow in NH, and imho a cumbersome process is feature, and not a bug.

4ever48 t1_itx9agy wrote on October 26, 2022 at 11:42 PM

Well, yes and no.

NH government is reasonably INeffecient. And if you like that, this is the state for you. I became disillusioned and dissatisfied through my own personal experience as a poll worker (which I wouldn't recommend to my worst enemy). Example: Do you know why we have same day registration in NH??? I found out that this is a loophole in the Federal Motor Voter Act. You can't register to vote here in NH when you go to renew you driver's license. But you CAN do same day registration on November 8. Do you understand how rampant fraudulent voting is at the polls because of this??

We do not have vote-by-mail in NH. Instead, we have the cumbersome and costly alternative of Absentee ballots. This is ONLY a feature, if your intent is to supress Constitutional right to vote. Why would anyone WANT that??

Guess, we'll have to agree to disagree.

barkerd427 t1_itt9vic wrote on October 26, 2022 at 3:28 AM

Comparing us to other states doesn't prove the point I think you're trying to make. Just look at how much it's grown over just the last couple decades.