HB 218 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
15Feb2017... 0056h
2017 SESSION
17-0256
03/10
HOUSE BILL 218
AN ACT relative to activities at polling places.
SPONSORS: Rep. T. Smith, Hills. 17; Rep. Theberge, Coos 3; Rep. Martineau, Hills. 42; Rep. Oxenham, Sull. 1; Rep. Josephson, Graf. 11
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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This bill prohibits distributing campaign materials and electioneering inside the polling place. This bill also expands the applicability of exiting electioneering prohibitions.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Feb2017... 0056h 17-0256
03/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to activities at polling places.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Electioneering at the Polling Place. Amend RSA 659:43, II to read as follows:
II. No person [who is a candidate for office or who is representing or working for a candidate] shall distribute any campaign materials or perform any electioneering activities or any activity which affects the safety, welfare, and rights of voters within a corridor 10 feet wide and extending a distance from the entrance door of the building as determined by the moderator where the election is being held, or inside the polling place.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 7, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 15, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 21, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 20, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
April 20, 2017: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
April 20, 2017: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 04/20/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19
March 21, 2017: Hearing: 03/21/2017, Room 102, LOB, 10:20 am; SC 15
Feb. 16, 2017: Introduced 02/16/2017 and Referred to Election Law and Internal Affairs; SJ 7
Feb. 15, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0056h: MA VV 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 9
Feb. 15, 2017: Amendment # 2017-0056h: AA VV 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 9
Feb. 15, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-0056h for 02/15/2017 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 11 P. 8
Feb. 7, 2017: Executive Session: 02/07/2017 01:00 PM LOB 308
Jan. 10, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/10/2017 11:50 AM LOB 308
Jan. 4, 2017: Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 20