HB 1136 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2727
08/05
HOUSE BILL 1136
AN ACT relative to requiring a reconciliation of votes cast and undervotes with the total of ballots cast.
SPONSORS: Rep. Andrus, Merr. 5; Rep. See, Merr. 26
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires a reconciliation of votes cast and undervotes with the total of ballots cast.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2727
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to requiring a reconciliation of votes cast and undervotes with the total of ballots cast.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; General Content of Return; Ballot Reconciliation. Amend RSA 659:73, IV by inserting after subparagraph (l) the following new subparagraph:
(m) For each contest or ballot question, a reconciliation of votes and undervotes with the total ballots cast.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 13, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 20, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 5, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
March 14, 2024: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/14/2024 HJ 8
March 6, 2024: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/05/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC)
Feb. 14, 2024: Executive Session: 02/20/2024 02:00 pm LOB 306-308
Feb. 8, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/13/2024 11:30 am LOB 307
Nov. 28, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Election Law