The second floor of the historic New Hampshire State House in Concord, New Hampshire, is home to a small, quiet office with a few people answering the phones and pictures of the previous presidential candidates who had filed to be on the New Hampshire primary ballot over the past several decades hanging
However, for about 2 1/2 weeks, this unassuming office turns into buzzing political hub as presidential candidates stream in with staff and supporters in tow and the media gathers around to watch the candidates fill out the paperwork to get on the ballot in New Hampshire -- home to the first-in-the-nation primary.
"This is a very open, inclusive primary, it's not exclusive," Gardner told ABC News."Many states, the secretary of state just decides who gets on the ballot. But here, it's wide open for anyone who wants to have a chance to run for president, they can come here, file, and have their chance." — Christopher Donato October 29, 2019 According to Gardner, in the winter of 1913, Bullock made a 65-mile trek by a horse-drawn buggy from his home in Richmond, N.H., to the state capitol in Concord where he proposed House Bill 430 to create the first presidential primary. The bill passed the legislature in May 1914 and the first primary was held in 1916, one week after the Indiana primary.
In order to secure a spot on the ballot, presidential candidates, or their designated representatives, visit the secretary of state’s office at the state house, pay a $1,000 filing fee in cash or a bank certified check and fill out the necessary paperwork. Candidates can only file to be on the ballot on weekdays from Wednesday, October 30, 2019 until Friday, November 15, 2019 from 8 am until 4:30 pm .
Candidates often turn the filing into a mini-celebration with their supporters. This year Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is holding a rally outside the New Hampshire State House after filing his paperwork."In the filing period...we get a lot of interesting candidates to say the least," Gardner said.
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