Bill Text - HB77 (2021)

(New Title) requiring town and city clerks to provide daily notification to the secretary of state of any filings for elected office and relative to the broadband matching grant initiative.


Revision: Feb. 18, 2021, 1:28 p.m.

Rep. Berry, Hills. 44

February 17, 2021

2021-0402h

11/10

 

 

Amendment to HB 77

 

Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:

 

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.