CHAPTER 148
HB 146 - FINAL VERSION
14Feb2019... 0049h
05/02/2019 1629s
2019 SESSION
19-0081
11/05
HOUSE BILL 146
AN ACT relative to the counting of defective ballots.
SPONSORS: Rep. Belanger, Hills. 27; Rep. Beaulieu, Hills. 45; Sen. Gray, Dist 6
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires that a ballot shall be counted in any municipal vote if the intent of the voter can be determined, regardless of whether the voter followed any voting instructions issued prior to the vote.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
14Feb2019... 0049h
05/02/2019 1629s 19-0081
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the counting of defective ballots.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
148:1 New Section; Conduct of Voting; Intent of the Voter. Amend RSA 40 by inserting after section 4-f the following new section:
40:4-g Intent of the Voter. In any vote conducted pursuant to this chapter, every ballot shall be counted if the intent of the voter can be determined, regardless of whether the voter followed any instructions relative to marking the ballot provided before the vote.
148:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 01, 2019
Effective Date: August 30, 2019
| 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 |
July 1, 2019: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/01/2019; Chapter 148; Eff: 08/30/2019
June 6, 2019: Enrolled 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 47
June 6, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 06/06/2019); SJ 20
May 23, 2019: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 1629s (Rep. Carson): MA VV 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 11
May 2, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-1629s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/02/2019; SJ 15
May 2, 2019: Committee Amendment # 2019-1629s, AA, VV; 05/02/2019; SJ 15
May 2, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-1629s, 05/02/2019; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 20
April 3, 2019: Hearing: 04/03/2019, Room 102, LOB, 09:45 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 with Amendment 2019-0049h: MA VV 02/14/2019 HJ 5 P. 19
Feb. 14, 2019: Amendment # 2019-0049h: AA VV 02/14/2019 HJ 5 P. 19
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0049h (Vote 19-0; CC)
Feb. 14, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0049h 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 11:20 am LOB 301
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Municipal and County Government HJ 2 P. 39