HB 1327 – AS INTRODUCED
2008 SESSION
03/01
HOUSE BILL 1327
AN ACT relative to domicile for purposes of voter eligibility.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hopfgarten, Rock 5; Rep. Sorg, Graf 3; Rep. Humphries, Merr 9; Rep. Villeneuve, Hills 18
This bill modifies the explanation of domicile for purposes of voter eligibility.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08-2538
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to domicile for purposes of voter eligibility.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Eligibility; Voter; Domicile. Amend RSA 654:1, I to read as follows:
I. Every inhabitant of the state, having a single established domicile for voting purposes, being a citizen of the United States, of the age provided for in Article 11 of Part First of the Constitution of New Hampshire, shall have a right at any meeting or election, to vote in the town, ward, or unincorporated place in which he or she is domiciled. An inhabitant’s domicile for voting purposes is that one place where a person, more than any other place, has established a physical presence and manifests an intent to maintain a single continuous presence for domestic, social, and civil purposes relevant to participating in democratic self-government. A person has the right to change domicile at any time, however a mere intention to change domicile in the future does not, of itself, terminate an established domicile before the person actually moves. A person’s claim of domicile for voting purposes shall not be conclusive of the person’s residence for any other legal purpose. However, where the person has a permanent residence, that residence shall be considered the person’s domicile for the purpose of voting.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.