HB 464 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0579
03/05
HOUSE BILL 464
AN ACT relative to voter identification requirements when obtaining a ballot.
SPONSORS: Rep. Bates, Rock. 7; Rep. Phinney, Straf. 24
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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This bill repeals the authority of election officials to vouch for the identity of voters or to accept any photo identification they determine to be legitimate.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0579
03/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to voter identification requirements when obtaining a ballot.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 659:13, II(a)(7), relative to photo identification determined to be legitimate by an election official.
II. RSA 659:13, II(b), relative to verification of a person's identity by an election official.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 25, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 21, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| March 8, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
March 8, 2017: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 298-51 03/08/2017 HJ 9 P. 91
March 8, 2017: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 03/08/2017 (Vote 20-0; RC)
Feb. 21, 2017: Executive Session: 02/21/2017 11:30 AM LOB 308
Jan. 25, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/25/2017 11:00 AM LOB 308
Jan. 5, 2017: Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 14