HB 1348 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
14Mar2024... 0894h
2024 SESSION
24-2190
08/10
HOUSE BILL 1348
AN ACT governing the application for a ballot recount in a state general election.
SPONSORS: Rep. Weyler, Rock. 14; Rep. Ammon, Hills. 42; Rep. Erf, Hills. 28; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill prescribes the criteria and filing deadline for an application for a ballot recount in a state general election.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
14Mar2024... 0894h 24-2190
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT governing the application for a ballot recount in a state general election.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Recount; Cast Ballots Exceeding the Number of Registered Voters. Amend RSA 660:1 to read as follows:
660:1 Application.
I. Any candidate for whom a vote was cast for any office at a state general election may apply for a recount, provided that:
(a) The difference between the votes cast for the applying candidate and a candidate declared elected is less than 20 percent of the total votes cast in the towns which comprise the office to be recounted; or
(b) The total count of cast ballots exceeds the number of registered voters on the day of the election for any race, regardless of whether the candidate’s race was affected.
II. The application shall be made in writing to the secretary of state and shall be submitted no later than the Friday following the election. Each candidate requesting a recount shall pay the secretary of state fees as provided in RSA 660:2.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| March 6, 2024 | 2024-0894h |
| 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 |
| May 7, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 7, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
May 22, 2024: Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 05/22/2024; SJ 14
May 14, 2024: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/22/2024, Vote 4-1; SC 20
May 2, 2024: Hearing: 05/07/2024, Room 103, LOB, 10:20 am; SC 18
April 24, 2024: Hearing: 05/07/2024, Room 103, LOB, 10:20 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 with Amendment 2024-0894h: MA DV 191-183 03/14/2024 HJ 8 P. 63
March 14, 2024: Amendment # 2024-0894h (NT): AA RC 191-183 03/14/2024 HJ 8 P. 61
March 14, 2024: Lay HB1348 on Table (Rep. Lane): MF RC 184-190 03/14/2024 HJ 8 P. 59
March 6, 2024: Committee Report: Without Recommendation 03/05/2024 (Vote 10-10; RC)
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 01:50 pm LOB 307
Dec. 6, 2023: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 17