CHAPTER 174
HB 1468 - FINAL VERSION
9Mar2016... 0309h
2016 SESSION
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HOUSE BILL\t1468
AN ACT\trelative to sessions for correction of the checklist.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Bates, Rock. 7
COMMITTEE:\tElection Law
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill authorizes the supervisors of the checklist to determine the date and hours for sessions for correction of the checklist.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
9Mar2016... 0309h\t16-2511
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to sessions for correction of the checklist.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t174:1 Checklists; Session for Correction. Amend RSA 654:27 and 654:28 to read as follows:
\t654:27 Session for Correction. In cities and towns, the supervisors of the checklist shall be in session for the correction of the checklist at some suitable place in the city or town on [the Saturday 10] a day designated by the supervisors which shall be 6 to 13 days prior to the election and upon which all hearings shall be finally closed; provided that [if the Saturday falls on a holiday weekend, that session shall be held on Tuesday, 7 days prior to the election, between 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and at the discretion of the supervisors for extended hours] whenever more than one meeting is required within a 21-day period, the first required meeting may serve to fulfill the requirements of the remaining meetings. All sessions for the correction of the checklist shall be for no less than 30 minutes and at the discretion of the supervisors for additional hours. Notice of the day, hour, and place of each session of the board of supervisors shall be given upon the checklists first posted and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town at least 7 days prior to each such session. The reconvening of any session which has been adjourned shall not require the publication of notice.
\t654:28 Procedure. The supervisors of the checklist shall hear all applications for a correction of the checklist and the evidence submitted thereon and shall correct it according to their best knowledge so that it contains only the names of those persons qualified to vote at said election. The names of all persons not qualified to vote at the time of any session, but who shall clearly be qualified to vote on election day, may be added to the checklist at that session. [The session which is held on the Saturday 10 days prior to election day shall be held as a minimum requirement between 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and at the discretion of the supervisors for additional hours.] No additions or corrections shall be made after the Saturday session, except as provided in RSA 659:12 or RSA 654:27[, provided, however, that if the Saturday falls on a holiday weekend, that session shall be held on Tuesday, 7 days prior to the election, between 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and at the discretion of the supervisors for extended hours]. The additions and corrections resulting from such session shall be made to the previously posted checklist on or before midnight on the succeeding Friday either by additions or corrections to said checklist or by posting a new corrected checklist. Notice of such additions or corrections to the checklist shall also be given to the town or city clerk.
\t174:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 3, 2016
Effective Date: August 2, 2016