Election-law lawsuit by New Hampshire Democratic party to become federal case
CONCORD -- A lawsuit by the N.H. Democratic party to block implementation of a new election law is about to become a federal case.
Lawyers for the defendants -- Secretary of State William Gardner and Attorney General Gordon MacDonald -- filed court motions on Thursday to have the lawsuit removed from Superior Court in Nashua and transferred to U.S. District Court in Concord.
On the same day, the Democratic Party filed motions to have its lawsuit married to a virtually identical action filed by the League of Women Voters, increasing the likelihood that the lawsuits will be combined and heard in federal court.
The legal maneuvering sets the stage for a showdown over the controversial election law, SB3, passed by the Republican majority in the state Legislature in the spring, and signed into law by Gov. Chris Sununu.
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