HB355 (2015) Detail

Relative to pre-election tests of ballot counting devices.


HB 355 - AS INTRODUCED

2015 SESSION

15-0716

03/08

HOUSE BILL 355

AN ACT relative to pre-election tests of ballot counting devices.

SPONSORS: Rep. P. Long, Hills 10

COMMITTEE: Election Law

ANALYSIS

This bill requires that pre-election tests of ballot counting devices be completed 2 weeks prior to the 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15-0716

03/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to pre-election tests of ballot counting devices.

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

1 Ballot Counting Devices. Amend RSA 656:42, VIII(e)(8) to read as follows:

(8) The pre-election test shall be completed no later than [the Wednesday immediately] 2 weeks prior to the election.

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