Bill Text - HB1633 (2012)

Relative to a tally requirement on school district warrant articles.


Revision: Dec. 23, 2011, midnight

HB 1633 – AS INTRODUCED

2012 SESSION

12-2659

06/03

HOUSE BILL 1633

AN ACT relative to a tally requirement on school district warrant articles.

SPONSORS: Rep. Maltz, Hills 27; Rep. C. McGuire, Merr 8; Rep. Renzullo, Hills 27; Rep. Ulery, Hills 27

COMMITTEE: Election Law

ANALYSIS

This bill permits school districts to requires tallies on school district warrant articles.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12-2659

06/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to a tally requirement on school district warrant articles.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Budget Preparation; Tally Requirement. Amend RSA 32:5, V-a to read as follows:

V-a. Any town or school district may vote to require that all votes by an advisory budget committee, a town or school district budget committee, and the governing body or, in towns or school districts without a budget committee, all votes of the governing body relative to budget items or any warrant articles shall be recorded votes and the numerical tally of any such vote shall be printed in the town or school districts warrant next to the affected warrant article. If a town or school district has not voted to require such tallies to be printed in the town or school district warrant next to the affected warrant article, the governing body may do so on its own initiative.

2 Use of Official Ballot; Tally Requirement. Amend RSA 40:13, V-a to read as follows:

V-a. Any town or school district may vote to require that all votes by an advisory budget committee, a town or school district budget committee, and the governing body or, in towns or school districts without a budget committee, all votes of the governing body relative to budget items or any warrant articles or ballot questions shall be recorded votes and the numerical tally of any such vote shall be printed in the town or school district warrant next to the affected warrant article or on the ballot next to the affected ballot question. If a town or school district has not voted to require such tallies to be printed in the town or school district warrant next to the affected warrant article or on the ballot next to the affected ballot question, the governing body may do so on its own initiative.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.