HB 497 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0440
03/06
HOUSE BILL 497
AN ACT relative to delegates to national party conventions.
SPONSORS: Rep. Theberge, Coos 3
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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This bill prohibits a party from seating delegates at the national party convention from this state that have not been apportioned in accordance with state law.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0440
03/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to delegates to national party conventions.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Presidential Primary Election; Apportionment of Delegates. Amend RSA 659:93, I to read as follows:
I. The secretary of state shall apportion delegates to the national party conventions among the candidates voted for at the presidential primary by determining the proportion of the number of votes cast for each presidential candidate to the total votes cast for all presidential candidates of the same political party, rounded to the nearest whole number. If a party seats delegates at the national party convention from this state that have not been apportioned in accordance with this subdivision, the party shall be prohibited from participating in the next presidential primary election.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 1, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 9, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 9, 2017: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/09/2017 HJ 6 P. 2
Feb. 9, 2017: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for 02/09/2017 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 10 P. 3
Feb. 1, 2017: Executive Session: 02/01/2017 11:30 AM LOB 308
Jan. 24, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/24/2017 11:20 AM LOB 308
Jan. 5, 2017: Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 15