Revision: Jan. 21, 2010, midnight
HB 1166 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
01Feb2006… 0594h
2006 SESSION
03/01
HOUSE BILL 1166
AN ACT relative to electronic ballot counting machines.
This bill establishes procedures for testing electronic ballot counting machines.
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01Feb2006… 0594h
06-2163
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to electronic ballot counting machines.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Preparation of Voting Materials; Electronic Ballot Counting Machines. Amend RSA 656 by inserting after section 44 the following new section:
656:45 Electronic Ballot Counting Machines. If an electronic ballot counting machine is used at the polling place, the machine shall be tested within the 5 days preceding each election and the testing shall be open to public observation and examination at a date and time posted by the moderator. The moderator shall run test ballots through the machine to verify its accuracy.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.