SB423 (2016) Detail

Relating to the right of 17-year olds to register to vote.


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CHAPTER 185

SB 423 - FINAL VERSION

03/24/2016   1086s

2016 SESSION

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\t06/03

 

SENATE BILL\t423

 

AN ACT\trelative to the right of 17-year olds to register to vote.

 

SPONSORS:\tSen. Pierce, Dist 5; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Rep. Moody, Rock. 17

 

COMMITTEE:\tPublic And Municipal Affairs

 

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ANALYSIS

 

\tThis bill clarifies the right of 17-year olds to register to vote provided they will be 18 before or on the date of the next election.

 

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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/24/2016   1086s\t16-2921

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

 

AN ACT\trelative to the right of 17-year olds to register to vote.

 

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

 

\t185:1  Voter Registration.  Amend RSA 654:7, I(a) to read as follows:

\t\t\t(a)  At least 18 years of age on the day of the next election; and

\t185:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 3, 2016

Effective Date: August 2, 2016