HB 1157 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2161
08/10
HOUSE BILL 1157
AN ACT relative to overvoted and undervoted ballots.
SPONSORS: Rep. See, Merr. 26
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill removes the requirement that electronic ballot counting devices return the ballot containing an overvote to the voter and requires electronic ballot counting devices to report the tally of overvoted and undervoted ballots.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2161
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to overvoted and undervoted ballots.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Electronic Ballot Counting Devices. RSA 656:42, XI is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
XI. Each electronic ballot counting device shall report the total number of overvotes and undervotes for every race and question on the ballot.
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 | Exec Session |
| March 5, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
March 14, 2024: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/14/2024 HJ 8 P. 6
March 6, 2024: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/05/2024 (Vote 19-1; CC)
Feb. 27, 2024: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/05/2024 09:00 am LOB 306-308
Feb. 14, 2024: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/20/2024 02:00 pm LOB 306-308
Feb. 8, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/13/2024 01:00 pm LOB 307
Nov. 28, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Election Law