CHAPTER 237
HB 247 - FINAL VERSION
04/27/2017 1435s
22Jun2017... 2255CofC
2017 SESSION
17-0491
03/01
HOUSE BILL 247
AN ACT relative to retention of voter registration forms.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hoelzel, Rock. 3; Rep. J. Belanger, Hills. 27; Rep. Dean-Bailey, Rock. 32; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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This bill requires that voter registration forms and other records relating to voter registration be retained securely in a municipal office under the direction of the town or city clerk.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/27/2017 1435s
22Jun2017... 2255-CofC 17-0491
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to retention of voter registration forms.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
237:1 New Section; Retention of Voter Registration Forms. Amend RSA 654 by inserting after section 13 the following new section:
654:13-a Retention of Voter Registration Forms. All voter registration forms and other records relating to voter registration shall be retained securely in a municipal office under the direction of the town or city clerk. Those forms and records shall be readily accessible to the supervisors of the checklist. Any voter registration document submitted at a meeting of the supervisors of the checklist or at the polling place shall be filed at the office of the town or city clerk within 10 days of the meeting or election at which it was submitted.
237:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 18, 2017
Effective Date: September 16, 2017
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 18, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 24, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 2, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 21, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 27, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 14, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 22, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 22, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
July 18, 2017: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/18/2017; Chapter 237; Eff. 9/16/2017
June 22, 2017: Enrolled 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 27
June 22, 2017: Enrolled (In recess 06/22/2017); SJ 20
June 22, 2017: Conference Committee Report 2255c: Adopted, VV 06/22/2017 HJ 19 P. 21
June 22, 2017: Conference Committee Report # 2017-2255c, Adopted, VV; 06/22/2017; SJ 20
June 14, 2017: Conference Committee Report Filed, # 2017-2255c; 06/14/2017
June 13, 2017: Conferee Change: Rep. B. Griffin Replaces Rep. Negron 06/13/2017 HJ 18 P. 9
June 12, 2017: Conference Committee Meeting: 06/12/2017 10:30 PM LOB 308
June 8, 2017: President Appoints: Senators Birdsell, Gray, Soucy; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
June 8, 2017: Sen. Birdsell Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; 06/08/2017; SJ 19
June 1, 2017: Speaker Appoints: Reps. Negron, Freeman, B. Griffin, Ward 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 3
June 1, 2017: House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 1435s and Requests CofC (Rep. B. Griffin): MA VV 06/01/2017 HJ 17 P. 3
April 27, 2017: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2017-1435s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/27/2017; SJ 15
April 27, 2017: Committee Amendment # 2017-1435s, AA, VV; 04/27/2017; SJ 15
April 27, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2017-1435s, 04/27/2017; SC 20
March 21, 2017: Hearing: 03/21/2017, Room 102, LOB, 10:40 am; SC 15
Feb. 16, 2017: Introduced 02/16/2017 and Referred to Election Law and Internal Affairs; SJ 7
Feb. 2, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA RC 316-43 02/02/2017 HJ 5 P. 27
Feb. 2, 2017: Recommit (Rep. Hoell): MF RC 80-280 02/02/2017 HJ 5 P. 25
Feb. 2, 2017: Removed from Consent (Rep. Bates) 02/02/2017 HJ 5 P. 2
Feb. 2, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 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 10:20 AM LOB 308
Jan. 4, 2017: Introduced 01/04/2017 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 21