CHAPTER 176
HB 1624-FN - FINAL VERSION
04/21/2016 1446s
2016 SESSION
\t16-2656
\t03/09
HOUSE BILL\t1624-FN
AN ACT\trelative to electioneering by public employees.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Gray, Straf. 8
COMMITTEE:\tElection Law
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill modifies the applicability of the prohibition on electioneering by public employees.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/21/2016 1446s\t16-2656
\t03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to electioneering by public employees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t176:1 Electioneering by Public Employees. Amend RSA 659:44-a to read as follows:
\t659:44-a Electioneering by Public Employees.
\t\tI. No public employee, as defined in RSA 273-A:1, IX, shall electioneer while in the performance of his or her official duties.
\t\tII. No public employee shall [or] use government property or equipment, including, but not limited to, telephones, facsimile machines, vehicles, and computers, for electioneering.
\t\tIII. For the purposes of this section, “electioneer” means to act in any way specifically designed to influence the vote of a voter on any question or office.
\t\tIV. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
\t176:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.
Approved: June 3, 2016
Effective Date: January 1, 2017