Revision: March 10, 2022, 10:13 a.m.
HB 1174 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
10Mar2022... 0649h
2022 SESSION
22-2168
11/04
HOUSE BILL 1174
AN ACT relative to election challengers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Yakubovich, Merr. 24; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 10; Rep. Abramson, Rock. 37; Rep. Johnson, Belk. 3; Rep. Love, Rock. 6
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill permits election challengers to observe the hand counting of ballots and tabulation of votes from a distance of not more than 6 feet and to maintain a line of sight on any electronic ballot counting device.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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11/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to election challengers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Provisions for the Purity of Elections; Challengers. Amend RSA 666 by inserting after section 5 the following new section:
666:5-a Challengers; Where Positioned. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, appointed challengers shall be permitted to observe the hand counting of ballots for the tabulation of votes from a distance of not more than 6 feet, and shall be permitted to maintain a line of sight on any electronic ballot counting device.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 10 days after its passage.