HB 145 - AS INTRODUCED
2019 SESSION
19-0080
06/08
HOUSE BILL 145
AN ACT relative to the counting of secret ballots.
SPONSORS: Rep. Belanger, Hills. 27; Rep. Beaulieu, Hills. 45; Sen. Gray, Dist 6
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that a ballot shall not be disregarded for failure to follow instructions if the voter's intent is clear.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0080
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the counting of secret ballots.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Secret Ballot; Clear Intent. Amend RSA 40:4-a by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:
I-a. In any vote conducted under paragraph I, every ballot shall be counted if the intent of the voter is clear, regardless of whether the voter followed instructions.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 23, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 14, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 3, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 2, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 2, 2019: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 05/02/2019; SJ 15
May 2, 2019: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 05/02/2019; SC 20
April 3, 2019: Hearing: 04/03/2019, Room 102, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 16
March 7, 2019: Introduced 03/07/2019 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 8
Feb. 14, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/14/2019 HJ 5 P. 19
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 19-0; CC)
Feb. 14, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/14/2019 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 11 P. 9
Jan. 23, 2019: Executive Session: 01/23/2019 01:00 pm LOB 301
Jan. 16, 2019: Public Hearing: 01/16/2019 11:00 am LOB 301
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 39