Revision: April 3, 2017, 9:24 a.m.
SB 248 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/30/2017 1086s
2017 SESSION
17-1002
10/04
SENATE BILL 248
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the rescheduling of elections.
SPONSORS: Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr. 11; Rep. J. Belanger, Hills. 27
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Internal Affairs
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This bill establishes a committee to study the rescheduling of elections.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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03/30/2017 1086s 17-1002
10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the rescheduling of elections.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the rescheduling of elections.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study the rescheduling of elections. The study shall consider:
I. Under what circumstances the state, a town or city, or a school district should reschedule an election.
II. What process would be required in rescheduling an election.
III. Who should be authorized to reschedule an election.
IV. The best way to mitigate potential adverse consequences upon bond issue caused by any election issue related to the March 14, 2017 storm.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2017.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.