Secretary of State William Gardner, who earned a national reputation as gatekeeper of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary, has held the office since 1976. He said yesterday he's stepping down.
New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner, left, takes a pen from then-presidential candidate Joe Biden after he filed to have his name listed on the New Hampshire primary ballot on Nov. 8, 2019. New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner, who earned aas gatekeeper of the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary, announced Monday that he will retire in the coming days.
At a press conference in his cramped State House office Monday, Gardner waved away a suggestion that he was stepping down for health reasons. He said Dave Scanlan, his current deputy, will serve as the interim secretary of state.Gardner's departure from office comes as the nominating calendar for the 2024 presidential election remains unsettled, with someHis retirement also bookends one of the longest and most influential careers in New Hampshire politics.
At the time, Van Ostern sought to tap into growing criticism from Democrats over Gardner's opposition to electoral reforms meant to widen access to the ballot and his support for stricter Republican-backed voting requirements. Van Ostern also said Gardner's focus on protecting New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary distracted him from other key aspects of the secretary of state role, including campaign finance reform.
"In a state where certain things are not expected, when they happen they have a huge impact, and we have had some huge impact over the years — because human beings are human beings," Gardner told reporters in 2019.
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