HB1460 (2014) Detail

Relative to the date of appointment of inspectors of election.


CHAPTER 27

HB 1460 – FINAL VERSION

2014 SESSION

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03/01

HOUSE BILL 1460

AN ACT relative to the date of appointment of inspectors of election.

SPONSORS: Rep. Gray, Straf 8; Rep. Jasper, Hills 37

COMMITTEE: Election Law

ANALYSIS

This bill changes the appointment and start dates for inspectors of election.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

14-2214

03/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT relative to the date of appointment of inspectors of election.

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

27:1 Inspectors of Election; Appointment. Amend RSA 658:2 to read as follows:

658:2 Appointment. Each town and ward political committee of the 2 political parties which cast the largest number of votes for governor in the state at the last previous general election is authorized to appoint between [September] May 15 and [October] July 15 of each general election year 2 inspectors of election to act at each polling place. If the number of voters qualified to vote at a polling place shall exceed 2,000, said political committees may each appoint for such polling place one additional inspector for each 1,500 qualified voters or fraction thereof in excess of 2,000. The town and ward political committees may also appoint such additional inspectors, equally divided between said 2 political parties, as the moderator considers necessary for the efficient conduct of the election. On or before [October] July 15, the chairmen of said political committees shall notify the appointees and the town or ward clerk and city clerk concerned as to appointments made under this authority. If any such appointments are not made by said political committees and proper notification thereof given on or before [October] July 15, then the appointments shall be made by the selectmen of the town or ward in equal numbers from said 2 political parties.

27:2 Inspectors of Election; Term. Amend RSA 658:4 to read as follows:

658:4 Oath; Term. Each inspector of election shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his or her duties and shall hold office for 2 years from [November] August 1 in the year in which he or she is appointed or until a successor is appointed and qualified.

27:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 23, 2014

Effective Date: July 22, 2014