This letter to the editor by Monica Christofili, coordinator of the New Hampshire Community Rights Network, was published on Fosters.com, October 11th, 2018.
To the Editor:
This October, the NH Community Rights Network has sent a local choice survey
to New Hampshire’s general election candidates running for governor, Executive
Council, and for state representative or senator.
The survey asks candidates their positions on local choice, including whether or
not they will support the NH Community Rights People’s Amendment.
NHCRN encourages New Hampshire voters to engage their candidates to
complete the survey since those elected will have a deciding say on whether or
not the people of NH will get the chance to vote on this proposed amendment,
which in 2018′s legislative season earned support from one third of New
Hampshire’s House.
The NH Community Rights People’s Amendment seeks to codify in our New
Hampshire Constitution’s Bill of Rights the community right to local decisionmaking
authority regarding social and environmental issues that affect the
health, safety, and well-being of individuals, communities, and ecosystems.
While this right and authority is already affirmed in Articles 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, and 32
of our NH State Constitution’s Bill of Rights, it is not yet specifically recognized. MORE…