CITY OF MANCHESTER v. SECRETARY OF STATE

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.A., of Manchester ( Thomas J. Donovan on the brief and orally), for petitioners City of Manchester, Barbara E. Shaw, and John R. Rist.

Sulloway & Hollis, P.L.L.C., of Concord ( Martin P. Honigberg and Jay Surdukowski on the brief, and Mr. Honigberg orally), for petitioners Mary Jane Wallner, Harold V. Lynde, Jr., Thomas Katsiantonis, Jean Sanders, Kathryn Miller, Patricia Martin, Joe Cicirelli, William Butynuski, Ph.D., William Donovan, Ginny Schneider, Michael Marsh, Peg Fargo, Joy K. Tilton, Roland Hofemann, Suzanne Gottling, Joseph Jesseman, Ron Geoffrey, Sr., Margaret Small-Porter, Brian T. Stern, Robyn St. Pierre, Jillian Dubois, Sinda Ullstrup, and Charles Townsend.

City Solicitor's Office, of Concord ( James Kennedy and Danielle L. Pacik on the brief), for petitioner City of Concord.

The MuniLaw Group, of Epsom ( Jason B. Dennis and Tony F. Soltani on the brief), for petitioners Marshall Lee Quandt, Tony F. Soltani, Matthew Quandt, Leo Pepino, Julie Brown, Steve Vaillancourt, Irene Messier, James Pilliod, M.D., James MacKay, Ph.D., Mary Ellen Moran-Siudut, M.S., David Pierce, Peter Leishman, Nicholas J. Lavasseur, Shaun Doherty, and Peter Schmidt.

Wescott, Dyer, Fitzgerald & Nichols, P.A., of Laconia ( Peter V. Millham and Matthew D. Huot on the brief), for petitioners Town of Gilford, Peter V. Millham, and Leo B. Sanfacon.

Michael A. Delaney , attorney general ( Anne M. Edwards , associate attorney general, and Stephen G. LaBonte , assistant attorney general, on the brief), for the attorney general.

Nixon Peabody LLP, of Manchester ( David A. Vicinanzo and Anthony J. Galdieri on the brief, and Mr. Vicinanzo orally), for the intervenor, the New Hampshire House of Representatives, through its Speaker.

J. Miller & Associates, PLLC, of Concord ( Christopher C. Buck on the brief), Allan B. Krans, Sr. , of Dover, by brief, and Philip T. McLaughlin , of Laconia, by brief, for the City of Dover and Town of Meredith, as amici curiae.