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f I » / J / Governor JEANNE SHAHEEN UNH 3 MbDD DlDbD 7b^2 New State of Hampshire MANUAL for the General Court 1999 No. 56 PUBLISHED BYTHE DEPARTMENTOFSTATE WilliamM. Gardner SecretaryofState RobertP.Ambrose DeputySecretaryofState Compiled by Karen H. Ladd New Hampshire Department of State ...^jjliiimtMm June 2, 1999 To the Citizens ofNew Hampshire The pubhcation of the 1999 Manual for the General Court marks the 56^^ volume published in odd-numbered years since 1889. Itincludes general information about state government and the 1998 primary and general election results. This edition gives special recognition to five long-time local election officials. Their combined service totals 293 years. The longestservingisClaraSewardGale, whohascompleted72years as a ballot clerk in the town of Hampton. Next is Alcide E.Valliere, who served for 66 years as a Berlin supervisor ofthe checklist. He is followed by Robert A. Johnson, who held the position ofNorthwood town moderator for 60 years and Howard W. Zea who is currently serving his 56* year as the town clerk of Plainfield.AlsobeinghonoredisNeilTillotson, aNewHampshire icon, especially for those who dwell north of the notches. He is the one and only moderator Dixville Notch has had since being organized as a voting place in 1960. Photographs and brief information about each person follows on the next several pages. Respectfully submitted, Secretary ofState CLARA SEWARD GALE Served as Hampton Ballot Clerk 1925 - 1997 Clara will be 100 years old on July 20, 1999 having been alive during each yearofthiscentury. Shecastherfirstvoteinthe oldHamptonTown Hall attheMarchtownelectionin 1922andbeganserviceasaballotclerk three years later. Although it is not known for sure, it is hard to imagine there is anyone else who has served as an election official for 72 years as she has. ALCIDE E.VALLIERE « THE CITY THAT TR P NEW HAMPSHIRE BERLIN. Served as Berlin Supervisor ofthe Checklist 1932 - 1998 Alcide was first elected as the Ward 1 supervisor of the checklist in Berlin at the age of24. He was acandidate on the same November 1932 presidential election ballot as incumbent President Herbert Hoover who wasbeingchallengedbyPresident-to-beFranklinRoosevelt. Forthenext 66 years he was elected to 11 six year terms and chose not to seek re-election in 1998. He also served six terms in the New Hampshire House ofRepresentatives from 1972 through 1984.
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