Bill Text - HB1166 (2006)

Relative to electronic ballot counting machines.


Revision: Jan. 21, 2010, midnight

HB 1166 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

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2006 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1166

AN ACT relative to electronic ballot counting machines.

SPONSORS: Rep. Hall, Hills 5

COMMITTEE: Election Law

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes procedures for testing electronic ballot counting machines.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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