Revision: Jan. 8, 2020, 11:42 a.m.
HB 431 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
8Jan2020... 2692h
2019 SESSION
19-0666
11/03
HOUSE BILL 431
AN ACT relative to election officers at additional polling places.
SPONSORS: Rep. Gay, Rock. 8; Rep. Janigian, Rock. 8; Rep. O'Connor, Rock. 6; Rep. McBride, Rock. 8; Rep. DeClercq, Rock. 8; Rep. Barnes, Rock. 8
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill eliminates the requirement that assistant moderators and clerks for additional polling places in towns be domiciled in the town or ward.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Jan2020... 2692h 19-0666
11/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to election officers at additional polling places.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Additional Polling Places; Officers. Amend RSA 658:14 to read as follows:
658:14 Officers. The moderator shall appoint an assistant moderator for each additional polling place and the town clerk shall appoint an assistant clerk for each additional polling place. Each assistant moderator and assistant clerk shall have their domicile in the [voting district covered by the additional polling place where they will serve] town. The powers and duties of the assistant moderator and the assistant clerk shall be the same as those of the moderator and the clerk at the central polling place except as otherwise provided in the election laws. The inspectors of elections appointed as provided in RSA 658:2 shall be sworn in by the assistant moderator before entering upon their duties.
2 Additional Polling Places; Cities. Amend RSA 658:18 to read as follows:
658:18 Special Provision for Cities. Cities may adopt the provisions of RSA 658:10-658:17. The city council shall create and discontinue the voting districts in city wards, establish the additional polling places therein, and select the election officers for the additional polling place. Each assistant moderator and assistant clerk selected for an additional polling place in the city ward shall have their domicile in the ward covered by the additional polling place where they will serve.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.