HB1118 (2006) Detail

Requiring paper ballots at all elections.


CHAPTER 23

HB 1118 – FINAL VERSION

2006 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1118

AN ACT requiring paper ballots at all elections.

SPONSORS: Rep. Clemons, Hills 24; Rep. Splaine, Rock 16; Rep. C. Chase, Hills 2; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14

COMMITTEE: Election Law

ANALYSIS

This bill requires paper ballots at all elections.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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03/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six

AN ACT requiring paper ballots at all elections.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

23:1 New Section; Preparation of Voting Materials; General Provisions; Paper Ballots. Amend RSA 656 by inserting after section 1 the following new section:

656:1-a Paper Ballots. For purposes of facilitating the examination and recounting of votes cast, all elections shall be conducted using paper ballots in accordance with this title.

23:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: March 31, 2006

Effective: May 30, 2006