Revision: March 24, 2010, midnight
HB 1513-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2010 SESSION
03/01
HOUSE BILL 1513-FN
AN ACT relative to fees collected by the secretary of state for checklist information.
SPONSORS: Rep. Jasper, Hills 27; Rep. Pierce, Graf 9
This bill:
I. Directs fees collected by the secretary of state for checklist information to the election fund.
II. Requires a specified balance in the election fund prior to expenditures from the fund.
III. Authorizes using the recount and administrative fee account to meet matching fund requirements for federal elections programs.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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10-2423
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to fees collected by the secretary of state for checklist information.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Availability of Checklist and Voter Information. Amend RSA 654:31, V to read as follows:
V. Except for fees collected on behalf of a city or town, fees collected by the secretary of state under this section shall be deposited in the [general fund] election fund established pursuant to RSA 5:6-d. Fees collected by a town or city or by the secretary of state on behalf of a city or town under this section shall be for the use of the town or city.
2 Election Fund. Amend RSA 5:6-d, III to read as follows:
III. The secretary of state is authorized to accept, budget, and, subject to the limitations of this paragraph, expend monies in the election fund received from any party for the purposes of conducting elections, voter and election official education, the purchase or lease of voting equipment which complies with Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, election law enforcement, and improvements to related information technology. The secretary of state shall not expend any monies in the election fund unless the balance in the fund following such expenditures shall be at least 15 times the estimated annual cost of maintaining the programs established to comply with the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252.
3 Recount and Administrative Fee Account. Amend RSA 660:31 to read as follows:
660:31 Depositing Fees and Assessments. There is established in the state treasury a separate nonlapsing account to be known as the recount administrative and fee account. The account shall be used by the secretary of state for the administration of recounts under RSA 660, [and] to fulfill the duties established by RSA 455:17, and to meet matching fund requirements for federal elections programs. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fees which are paid to the secretary of state under RSA 660:1 and the portion of application fees for commissions as a notary public or justice of the peace under RSA 5:10 shall be credited to this account. All fees which are credited to this account shall be continually appropriated to the secretary of state.
4 Transfer of Funds. The treasurer shall transfer all funds deposited in the general fund pursuant to RSA 654:31, V, as amended by 2009, 144:219, to the election fund established pursuant to RSA 5:6-d.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBAO
10-2423 Amended 02/17/10
HB 1513 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to fees collected by the secretary of state for checklist information.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation, as amended by the House (Amendment #2010-0292h), has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014.