Granny D

New Hampshire Governor John Lynch (D-Hopkinton) will sign the "Granny D" bill on Friday.

The bill creates a commission to study the feasibility of publicly funding state campaigns and is named after Doris "Granny D" Haddock who traveled across the country in 1999 advocating for public financing of elections.

Tomorrow, the State Senate is scheduled vote on House Bill 794, also nicknamed the "Granny D" bill.

The bill would create a commission that would study the "feasibility of public funding of state election campaigns." The bill passed the Senate Election Law and Internal Affairs Committee.

"I think the Commission will do its job well, and that it will come up with inventive, innovative ways to implement the concept here ‘The New Hampshire Way,' " said Portsmouth State Rep. Jim Splaine.

CONCORD- Campaign finance icon Granny D celebrated her 98th birthday with a party at the New Hampshire State House.

The party, held at the office of State Senators Betsi DeVries (D-Manchester) and Molly Kelly (D-Keene), featured an oil painting of Granny D, cake for guests and toasts from prominent politicians.  read more »