Revision: March 14, 2024, 2:35 p.m.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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.