Revision: April 19, 2022, 1:18 p.m.
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
April 19, 2022
2022-1650s
08/05
Amendment to HB 1496-FN
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT requiring political subdivisions to make voter checklists available in electronic form to any resident.
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
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 copies] a physical copy or an electronic copy of the most recent public checklist of their town or city to any person requesting such [copies] copy. If a person requests an electronic copy, the supervisors of the checklist, or the city or town clerk, shall notify the person requesting the copy of the electronic format options available from which the person requesting may choose. The supervisors of the checklist or city or town clerk may only provide checklist information for their town or city. 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.
2022-1650s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires political subdivisions to make voter checklists available in electronic form to any resident.