HB 333 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0547
08/11
HOUSE BILL 333
SPONSORS: Rep. Nalevanko, Ches. 9; Sen. Ward, Dist 8
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires moderators to designate a space for electioneering at polling places and to provide a schematic of such space to the candidates and the secretary of state, as well as posting the schematic publicly.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0547
08/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Electioneering; Schematic Required. Amend RSA 659:43, III to read as follows:
III. The moderator shall designate a preferred area for electioneering, which to the extent practical shall be within sight and conversation-level sound of the primary entrance to the polling place and shall abide by any regulations or ordinances approved by the municipality's governing body pursuant to RSA 31:41-c or RSA 47:17, XIV-a. The moderator shall provide a schematic drawing of the electioneering area to candidates and to the secretary of state within 5 days of the end of the candidate filing period. The schematic shall also be posted publicly including on the municipality's Internet website. For the purposes of this paragraph, "designate" means physically marking a space for electioneering. Whoever knowingly violates this provision shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 4, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
March 26, 2025: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 20
March 19, 2025: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/04/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 17 P. 13
Feb. 27, 2025: Executive Session: 03/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
Feb. 20, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/25/2025 02:10 pm LOB 306-308
Jan. 8, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 15