HB 235 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0389
03/09
HOUSE BILL 235
SPONSORS: Rep. Gottling, Sull. 2; Rep. Tanner, Sull. 9
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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This bill allows the use of an assisted living facility photo identification card for voter identification purposes.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0389
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Obtaining a Ballot; Assisted Living Identification Card. Amend RSA 659:13, II(a)(7) to read as follows:
(7) An assisted living facility photo identification card.
(8) A photo identification not authorized by subparagraphs (1) through [(6)] (7) but determined to be legitimate by the supervisors of the checklist, the moderator, or the clerk of a town, ward, or city, provided that if any person authorized to challenge a voter under RSA 659:27 objects to the use of such photo identification, identifies the reason for the objection in writing, and states the specific source of the information or personal knowledge upon which the challenge of the photo identification is based, the voter shall be required to execute a challenged voter affidavit as if no identification was presented.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 18, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 7, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 15, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
| Feb. 16, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 16, 2017: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 195-178 02/16/2017 HJ 8 P. 6
: Special Order to 2/16/2017 Without Objection HJ 7 P. 57
: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
Feb. 15, 2017: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/15/2017 (Vote 11-9; RC) HC 11 P. 25
Feb. 7, 2017: Executive Session: 02/07/2017 01:00 PM LOB 308
Jan. 18, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/18/2017 11:00 AM LOB 308
Jan. 4, 2017: Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 21