NH attorney general orders halt to anonymous Senate mailers

What happened

The New Hampshire attorney general ordered two out-of-state businesses to stop their involvement with anonymous Senate mailers: a printer in Massachusetts and a firm in Washington, D.C. The directive applies to both organizations involved with the mail pieces, not to a named candidate or campaign.

The central issue is the mailers’ anonymity. The attorney general’s action seeks an immediate end to the conduct covered by the order rather than allowing the anonymous material to continue circulating.

No specific election or race is directly linked to the development. It is an enforcement action concerning election-related communication and identification of who is behind it.

What the order means

A stop order directs its recipients to discontinue the activity identified by the attorney general. In this case, both the Massachusetts printer and the Washington firm were told not to continue their involvement with the anonymous Senate mailers.

The action does not decide an election, change a ballot or determine who holds office. It places responsibility on the two businesses to stop the conduct addressed by the state.

The next steps depend on how the businesses respond. Compliance would end their involvement with the covered mailers, while any further enforcement action would come from the attorney general. A later public filing or court proceeding could establish additional requirements or consequences.