HB 165 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0211
03/10
HOUSE BILL 165
AN ACT relative to disqualification of election officers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Richardson, Coos 4
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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This bill prohibits certain disqualified election officers from handling any ballots.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0211
03/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to disqualification of election officers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Disqualification of Election Officers; Ballots. Amend RSA 658:24 to read as follows:
658:24 Disqualification of Certain Persons. Any person, other than a moderator, clerk, selectman, inspector of election, or supervisor of the checklist, whose name appears on a ballot for an elective position, other than a position of an election official, shall be disqualified from performing duties as an election official in that election. A moderator, clerk, selectman, inspector of election, or supervisor of the checklist whose name appears on a ballot for an elective position, other than the position of an election official, shall be disqualified from the handling of [marked] ballots and the counting of votes.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 18, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 24, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 2, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 2, 2017: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/02/2017 HJ 5 P. 5
Feb. 2, 2017: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/02/2017 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 9 P. 4
Jan. 24, 2017: Executive Session: 01/24/2017 LOB 308
Jan. 18, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/18/2017 10:00 AM LOB 308
Jan. 4, 2017: Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 19