CHAPTER 377
SB 98 – FINAL VERSION
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31May2007… 1587h
2007 SESSION
03/05
SENATE BILL 98
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Internal Affairs
This bill requires the secretary of state to provide certain information about registered voters to political parties. The bill also prohibits the parties from using the voter information provided for any commercial purpose.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/12/07 1123s
31May2007… 1587h
07-1176
03/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to party access to voter information.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
377:1 New Section; Party Access to Voter Information. Amend RSA 654 by inserting after section 45 the following new section:
654:46 Party Access to Voter Information.
I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary of state shall, upon request, provide to a party, as defined in RSA 652:11, a list of the name, street address, mailing address, town or city, gender, year of birth, voter history, and party affiliation, if any, of every registered voter in the state. In this section, “voter history” means the elections at which the voter voted. The secretary of state may charge a fee of up to $25 plus $0.50 per thousand names or portion thereof in excess of 2,500 plus shipping charges for each copy of the list provided under this section. The secretary of state may provide lists as prescribed in this section on paper, computer disk, computer tape, electronic transfer, or any other form. Fees collected by the secretary of state under this section shall be deposited in the election fund established pursuant to RSA 5:6-d.
II. No party shall use or permit the use of voter information provided by the secretary of state under paragraph I for commercial purposes as defined in RSA 654:31, I(b). Whoever knowingly violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person or guilty of a felony if any other person.
377:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 18, 2007
Effective: July 18, 2007