Revision: Jan. 26, 2009, midnight
HB 614 – AS INTRODUCED
2009 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 614
AN ACT relative to domicile of students for voting purposes.
SPONSORS: Rep. Pierce, Graf 9; Rep. Nordgren, Graf 9; Rep. Benn, Graf 9; Rep. Weed, Ches 3; Rep. M. Smith, Straf 7; Sen. Houde, Dist 5
This bill authorizes students to claim domicile for voting purposes in the town or city of the student’s institution of learning.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
09-0291
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT relative to domicile of students for voting purposes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Voters and Checklists; Eligibility; Domicile; Students. Amend RSA 654:1 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I.-a. A student of any institution of learning may lawfully claim domicile for voting purposes in the New Hampshire town or city in which he or she lives while attending such institution of learning, notwithstanding that:
(a) The person moved to such town or city solely to attend the institution of learning in which he or she is enrolled;
(b) The person may entertain an intention to leave the city or town at some indefinite future time; or
(c) The person may spend part of the year away from the city or town.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.