HB 1357 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2601
11/03
HOUSE BILL 1357
AN ACT relative to the distribution of campaign materials inside a polling place.
SPONSORS: Rep. T. Smith, Hills. 17; Rep. Hamer, Hills. 17
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill clarifies the prohibition on electioneering in the polling place.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2601
11/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to the distribution of campaign materials inside a polling place.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Election Procedure; Prohibited Acts; Distributing Campaign Materials at Polling Place. Amend RSA 659:43, II to read as follows:
II. No person who is a candidate for office or who is representing or working for a candidate shall distribute any campaign materials or perform any electioneering activities or any activity which affects the safety, welfare and rights of voters within a corridor 10 feet wide and extending a distance from the entrance door of the building as determined by the moderator where the election is being held, or within a polling place.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 15, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 5, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 19, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
June 16, 2020: No Pending Motion; 06/16/2020 SJ 8
June 16, 2020: Vacated from Committee and Laid on Table, MA, VV; 06/16/2020 SJ 8
March 11, 2020: Introduced 03/11/2020 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7
Feb. 19, 2020: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/19/2020 HJ 4 P. 10
Feb. 19, 2020: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/19/2020 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 7 P. 5
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 19-0; CC)
Feb. 5, 2020: Executive Session: 02/05/2020 11:00 am LOB 308
Jan. 15, 2020: Public Hearing: 01/15/2020 10:00 am LOB 308
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 19