HB 223 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0231
11/04
HOUSE BILL 223
AN ACT relative to political party access to a list of absentee ballot requests.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Sweeney, Rock. 8; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 6
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill authorizes political parties to request and subscribe to the absentee ballot request list from the secretary of state.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21-0231
11/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to political party access to a list of absentee ballot requests.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Political Party Access to List of Absentee Voter Applicants. Amend RSA 657:15 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
III-a. Political parties and persons bearing a notarized request from political parties may obtain a statewide list of absentee voter applicants, excluding voters who have presented to the supervisors of the checklist valid protective orders pursuant to RSA 173-B, from the secretary of state. Information on the statewide absentee voter list shall be limited to voter name, voter ID number, and the date the absentee ballot was requested.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29, 2021 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 17, 2021 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 11-9; RC)
Feb. 17, 2021: Executive Session: 02/17/2021 01:30 pm Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/95842759377
Jan. 29, 2021: Public Hearing: 01/29/2021 11:00 am Members of the public may attend using the following link: To join the webinar: https://www.zoom.us/j/93706238627 / Executive session on pending legislation may be held throughout the day ( time permitting) from the time the committee is initially convened.
Jan. 6, 2021: Introduced (in recess of) 01/06/2021 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 39
Jan. 6, 2020: To Be Introduced 01/06/2020 and referred to Election Law