Public safetyFinding
New Hampshire should make it easier for judges to hold people charged with violent crimes until trial.
Judges decide whether people charged with crimes are released before trial and on what conditions. This would widen the cases in which a defendant charged with a violent crime can be held in jail until trial.
Kelly Ayotte
Kelly successfully passed a bipartisan law to fix our broken bail system and shut the revolving door that was letting violent criminals out into our communities.
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- Verified AI research, accepted by the VoteVera editor on Sep 30, 2026.
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- Kelly Ayotte's verified accounts and sites.
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- Facebook @kellyayottefornh (How verified)
- Instagram @kelly4nh (How verified)
- YouTube @governorayottenewsroom (How verified)
- Official government sites. congress.gov, senate.gov, house.gov, govinfo.gov, fec.gov, nh.gov, sos.nh.gov, state.nh.us
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