CHAPTER 234
HB 1310-FN - FINAL VERSION
05/16/2024 1701s
2024 SESSION
24-2280
08/02
HOUSE BILL 1310-FN
AN ACT relative to meetings of supervisors of the checklist.
SPONSORS: Rep. Layon, Rock. 13; Rep. McCarter, Belk. 8; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Tenczar, Hills. 1; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the supervisors of the checklist to meet every 90 days.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05/16/2024 1701s 24-2280
08/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to meetings of supervisors of the checklist.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
234:1 New Section; Supervisors of the Checklist; Checklist Maintenance. Amend RSA 654 by inserting after section 27 the following new section:
654:27-a Checklist Maintenance. In cities and towns, the supervisors of the checklist shall meet at least every 90 days for the purpose of periodic checklist maintenance. For the purposes of this section, “periodic checklist maintenance” means taking action on all requests to correct the checklist including, but not limited to those in RSA 654:36, RSA 654:36-a, RSA 654:36-b, RSA 654:37, RSA 654:37-a, RSA 654:39 III and RSA 74:18, VI. For the purposes of this section, “take action” means to strike a voter from the checklist, correct an address for a voter who has moved within the jurisdiction of the supervisors of the checklist, or to vote to mail a notice pursuant to RSA 654:44, I. The supervisors may also conduct other business at these meetings after performing periodic checklist maintenance. Notice of the day, hour, and place of each session of the board of supervisors shall be first posted in 2 appropriate places, one of which shall be the city or town's Internet website, if such exists, or shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town at least 7 days prior to each such session.
234:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 19, 2024
Effective Date: September 17, 2024
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| April 30, 2024 | 2024-1701s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 20, 2024 | House | Hearing |
| March 5, 2024 | House | Exec Session |
| March 5, 2024 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 30, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 16, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 15, 2024 | Senate | Floor Vote |
July 26, 2024: Signed by Governor Sununu 07/19/2024; Chapter 234; eff. 09/17/2024
July 2, 2024: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/13/2024 HJ 16
July 2, 2024: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/13/2024); SJ 18
May 30, 2024: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-1701s (Rep. S. Smith): MA DV 183-180 05/30/2024 HJ 15
May 16, 2024: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1701s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/16/2024; SJ 13
May 16, 2024: Committee Amendment # 2024-1701s, AA, VV; 05/16/2024; SJ 13
May 16, 2024: Special Order to 05/16/2024, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2024 SJ 12
May 1, 2024: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2024-1701s, 05/16/2024, Vote 3-0; SC 19
April 24, 2024: Hearing: 04/30/2024, Room 103, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 17
March 26, 2024: Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 8
March 14, 2024: Ought to Pass: MA DV 188-187 03/14/2024 HJ 8 P. 58
March 6, 2024: Committee Report: Without Recommendation 03/05/2024 (Vote 10-10; RC)
Feb. 27, 2024: Executive Session: 03/05/2024 09:00 am LOB 306-308
Feb. 14, 2024: Public Hearing: 02/20/2024 10:35 am LOB 306-308
Dec. 6, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Election Law HJ 1