SB 68 - FINAL VERSION
2019 SESSION
19-1024
11/03
SENATE BILL 68
AN ACT relative to the centralized voter registration database.
SPONSORS: Sen. Feltes, Dist 15
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows for the limited release of certain data contained in the centralized voter registration database pursuant to court order when such release is necessary to protect the right to vote from infringement.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-1024
11/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the centralized voter registration database.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Elections; Voters and Checklists; Centralized Voter Registration Database. Amend RSA 654:45, VI to read as follows:
VI. The voter database shall be private and confidential and shall not be subject to RSA 91-A and RSA 654:31, nor shall it or any of the information contained therein be disclosed pursuant to a subpoena or civil litigation discovery request, except when a court of competent jurisdiction finds that limited release of data, excluding names and social security numbers, is reasonably necessary to determine whether the right to vote is being infringed upon and to protect the right to vote from such infringements, in which case it can authorize the release of such data to the extent necessary and subject to an appropriate protective order to guard against unauthorized dissemination. The secretary of state is authorized to provide voter database record data to the administrative office of the courts to assist in the preparation of master jury lists pursuant to RSA 500-A and to the clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire to assist in the preparation of federal court jury lists. The voter checklist for a town or city shall be available pursuant to RSA 654:31. Any person who discloses information from the voter database in any manner not authorized by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
VETOED July 10, 2019
Veto Sustained September 19, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 30, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 7, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| April 16, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| April 25, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| May 23, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
Sept. 19, 2019: Notwithstanding the Governor's Veto, Shall SB 68 Become Law: RC 14Y-10N, Veto Sustained, lacking the necessary two-thirds vote; 09/19/2019; SJ 22
July 10, 2019: Vetoed by Governor 07/10/2019
June 6, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 06/06/2019); SJ 20
June 6, 2019: Enrolled 06/06/2019 HJ 18 P. 47
May 23, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA RC 214-141 05/23/2019 HJ 16 P. 33
: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
May 23, 2019: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 05/23/2019 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 25 P. 9
: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 12-8; RC)
April 25, 2019: Executive Session: 04/25/2019 11:00 am LOB 308
April 16, 2019: Public Hearing: 04/16/2019 01:30 pm LOB 308
March 20, 2019: Introduced 03/20/2019 and referred to Election Law HJ 11 P. 69
March 7, 2019: Ought to Pass: RC 14Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 03/07/2019; SJ 7
March 7, 2019: Without Objection, Sen. Cavanaugh Moved the Question, MA; 03/07/2019; SJ 7
March 7, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/07/2019; SC 12
Jan. 30, 2019: Hearing: 01/30/2019, Room 102, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 8
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 4