Revision: June 28, 2022, 8:58 a.m.
CHAPTER 262
HB 1467-FN - FINAL VERSION
15Mar2022... 1045h
04/28/2022 1655s
26May2022... 2105EBA
2022 SESSION
22-2577
11/04
HOUSE BILL 1467-FN
AN ACT relative to recounts of state representative races during a general election.
SPONSORS: Rep. Yakubovich, Merr. 24; Rep. Sheehan, Hills. 23; Rep. Aron, Sull. 7; Rep. S. Boyd, Merr. 24
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires a partial audit of additional offices on ballots involved in recounts of state representative races in a general election, and creates parameters around such audits.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Mar2022... 1045h
04/28/2022 1655s
26May2022... 2105EBA 22-2577
11/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to recounts of state representative races during a general election.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
262:1 New Section; General Provisions for Recounts; Recount of Additional Offices. Amend RSA 660 by inserting after section 17 the following new section:
660:17-a Recount of Additional Offices on Ballots Involved in Recounts. For general election recounts of state representative races, the secretary of state's office shall, in addition to recounting the state representative race:
I. Conduct an audit of the votes cast on those ballots for President, United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, or governor;
II. Conduct such audit using the ballots for 10 of the state representative races to be recounted. The races shall be selected randomly. If less than 10 races are to be recounted, the ballots for each recounted race shall be audited;
III. Select the office to be audited for each recount; and
IV. Allow a full recount of any race where there is a discrepancy of greater than one percent from the election results reported to the secretary of state.
262:2 Contingency; Renumbering. If SB 418-FN of the 2022 regular legislative session becomes law, then RSA 660:17-a as inserted by section 1 of this act shall be renumbered as RSA 660:17-b.
262:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 24, 2022
Effective Date: August 23, 2022