Bill Text - SB423 (2016)

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


Revision: Jan. 13, 2016, midnight

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SB 423  - AS INTRODUCED

 

2016 SESSION

\t16-2921

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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

\t16-2921

\t06/03

 

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:

 

\t1  Voter Registration.  Amend RSA 654:7, I(c) to read as follows:

\t\t\t(c)  Domiciled in the town or city in which the applicant is registering to vote and not otherwise disqualified to vote under RSA 654:5 or RSA 654:6.

\t2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.