Revision: April 8, 2021, 2:03 p.m.
HB 77 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2021 SESSION
21-0018
11/05
HOUSE BILL 77
SPONSORS: Rep. Boehm, Hills. 20; Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires that town and city clerks provide a daily update of candidates who have filed for nomination to 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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Apr2021... 0402h 21-0018
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Nominations; Forwarding Declarations of Candidacy. Amend RSA 655:18 to read as follows:
655:18 Forwarding Declarations of Candidacy.
I. Each city or town clerk shall forward each declaration of candidacy filed with him or her to the secretary of state on the day of filing of the same.
II. City and town clerks shall provide to the secretary of state, on at least a daily basis, a summary of any filings received pursuant to this chapter each day. Such summary shall be submitted electronically and shall include the name and address of any candidate who has filed. The secretary of state shall then add those persons to the daily report for that day.
III. Clerks shall only be required to report to the secretary of state pursuant to this section on days the clerks' offices are open and receiving filings.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.