SB 364 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2967
03/06
SENATE BILL 364
SPONSORS: Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9; Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Internal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a commission to study the establishment of a searchable database to verify that each vote was properly recorded.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2967
03/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Commission to Study the Establishment of a Searchable Database
To Verify That Each Vote Was Properly Recorded. Amend RSA 652 by inserting after section 27 the following new subdivision:
Commission to Study the Establishment of a Searchable Database
To Verify That Each Vote Was Properly Recorded
652:28 Commission to Study the Establishment of a Searchable Database To Verify That Each Vote Was Properly Recorded.
I. There is established a commission to study the establishment of a searchable database to verify that each vote was properly recorded.
II. The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) Two members of the senate, one of whom shall be a member of the minority party, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Four members of the house of representatives, 2 of whom shall be members of the majority party and 2 of whom shall be members of the minority party, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(c) The secretary of state, or designee.
(d) The chair of the state Republican Party, or designee.
(e) The chair of the state Democratic Party, or designee.
III. Members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
IV. The commission shall study whether it is in the best interest of New Hampshire voters to establish a searchable database capable of verifying that each voter's vote was properly recorded. If the commission finds that it is in the best interest of the state's voters, the commission shall study how to design, implement, and ensure the integrity of such a database.
V. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Five members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
VI. The commission 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, 2018.
2 Repeal. RSA 652:28, relative to the commission to study the establishment of a searchable database to verify that each vote was properly recorded, is repealed.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect November 1, 2018.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Date | Body | Type |
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Jan. 9, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
Feb. 8, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
Feb. 15, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
Feb. 15, 2018: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 02/15/2018; SJ 4
Feb. 8, 2018: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/08/2018; SC 6
Feb. 15, 2018: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/15/2018; SC 7
Jan. 9, 2018: Hearing: 01/09/2018, Room 102, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 48
Jan. 3, 2018: To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Election Law and Internal Affairs; SJ 1