CHAPTER 128
HB 345 - FINAL VERSION
27Feb2019... 0385h
2019 SESSION
19-0677
11/10
HOUSE BILL 345
AN ACT relative to certification of devices for the electronic counting of ballots.
SPONSORS: Rep. Long, Hills. 10; Rep. Bergeron, Hills. 29
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the ballot law commission to approve a new secure electronic ballot counting device at regular intervals.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
27Feb2019... 0385h 19-0677
11/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to certification of devices for the electronic counting of ballots.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
128:1 Electronic Ballot Counting Devices; Approval by the Ballot Law Commission. Amend RSA 656:41 to read as follows:
656:41 Approval by Ballot Law Commission. The ballot law commission shall act as a board to examine devices for the electronic counting of ballots. The commission shall, whenever requested, examine any device which may be capable of meeting the requirements for elections held in this state and shall, at least every 5 years, review current and new devices to determine whether the devices require upgrading. The commission, after such review, shall file an explanatory report with the secretary of state within 30 days of its determination that outlines the basis for its determination, taking into account such factors as hardware and software standards, policies and procedures, security requirements, and usability. The commission shall approve [such] a device upon request in its discretion, and no device shall be used in any election in this state unless it reads the voter's choice on a paper ballot and is of a type so approved by the ballot law commission. Any device that is altered must be re-approved before it is used in any election in this state. For the purposes of this section, a device shall be considered altered if any mechanical or electronic part, hardware, software, or programming has been altered.
128:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 25, 2019
Effective Date: August 24, 2019
Date | Body | Type |
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Jan. 10, 2019 | House | Hearing |
Feb. 6, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
Feb. 12, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
House | Floor Vote | |
Feb. 27, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
April 24, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
May 15, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 25, 2019: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/25/2019; Chapter 128; Eff: 08/24/2019
May 23, 2019: Enrolled 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 51
May 30, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 05/30/2019); SJ 19
May 15, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
May 15, 2019: Sen. Gray Floor Amendment # 2019-1899s, AF, VV; 05/15/2019; SJ 16
May 15, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/15/2019; SC 22
April 24, 2019: Hearing: 04/24/2019, Room 102, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 19
March 14, 2019: Introduced 03/14/2019 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 9
Feb. 27, 2019: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-0385h: MA VV 02/27/2019 HJ 6 P. 8
Feb. 27, 2019: Amendment # 2019-0385h: AA VV 02/27/2019 HJ 6 P. 8
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0385h (Vote 20-0; CC)
Feb. 27, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2019-0385h for 02/27/2019 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 13 P. 6
Feb. 12, 2019: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/12/2019 11:00 am LOB 308
Feb. 6, 2019: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/06/2019 10:00 am LOB 308
Jan. 10, 2019: Public Hearing: 01/10/2019 10:00 am LOB 305-307
Jan. 2, 2019: Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 46