HB309 (2017) Detail

Relative to valid student identification cards for voting purposes.


HB 309 - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2017 SESSION

17-0357

03/04

 

HOUSE BILL 309

 

AN ACT relative to valid student identification cards for voting purposes.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Dean-Bailey, Rock. 32

 

COMMITTEE: Election Law

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill eliminates a temporary provision under the voter identification requirement allowing the use of undated student identification cards and requires that student identifications not be expired.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

17-0357

03/04

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

 

AN ACT relative to valid student identification cards for voting purposes.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Obtaining a Ballot; Use of Student Identification Cards.  Amend RSA 659:13, II(a)(5)(B) to read as follows:

(B)  The card has either [an expiration date or] an issuance date that has not been exceeded by a period of more than 5 years[, except that, at all elections prior to September 1, 2018, student identification cards without a date of expiration or issuance shall be accepted] or an expiration date that has not been exceeded.

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

Links


Date Body Type
Jan. 18, 2017 House Hearing
Feb. 21, 2017 House Exec Session
March 8, 2017 House Floor Vote

Bill Text Revisions

HB309 Revision: 935 Date: Jan. 30, 2017, 10:27 a.m.

Docket


March 8, 2017: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 22


March 8, 2017: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/08/2017 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 14 P. 11


Feb. 21, 2017: Executive Session: 02/21/2017 11:30 AM LOB 308


Jan. 18, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/18/2017 10:40 AM LOB 308


Jan. 5, 2017: Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 8