Revision: March 23, 2022, 9:44 a.m.
HB 1496-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
16Feb2022... 0634h
2022 SESSION
22-2582
11/08
HOUSE BILL 1496-FN
SPONSORS: Rep. Love, Rock. 6
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows voter checklists to be requested once a month by a resident of the city or town in electronic format.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
16Feb2022... 0634h 22-2582
11/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Copies of Voter Checklist; Availability. Amend RSA 654:31, II to read as follows:
II. In towns and cities, the public checklist as corrected by the supervisors shall be open for the examination of any person at all times before the opening of a meeting or election at which the list is to be used. The supervisors of the checklist or city or town clerk shall furnish one or more physical copies or an electronic copy in spreadsheet form or using comma separated values of the most recent public checklist of their town or city to any person requesting such copies. Electronic copies shall only be available to residents of the respective town or city. Electronic lists shall be the version updated within the last 31 days. The supervisors of the checklist or city or town clerk may only provide checklist information for their town or city. Such lists shall be provided no more than once a month to a requestor. The supervisors of the checklist or city or town clerk shall charge a fee of $25 for each copy of the public checklist for a town or ward. For public checklists containing more than 2,500 names, the supervisors of the checklist or city or town clerk shall charge a fee of $25, plus $0.50 per thousand names or portion thereof in excess of 2,500, plus any shipping costs. The supervisors of the checklist or city or town clerk may provide public checklist information on paper, computer disk, computer tape, electronic transfer, or any other form.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
22-2582
Amended 3/22/22
HB 1496-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2022-0634h)
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
METHODOLOGY:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill has no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or revenue.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of State and New Hampshire Municipal Association