HB 341-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0645
07/08
HOUSE BILL 341-FN
AN ACT requiring the secretary of state to check voter records prior to every election.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ward, Rock. 27
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the secretary of state to check voter records at least 90 days prior to certain elections.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0645
07/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT requiring the secretary of state to check voter records prior to every election.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Elections; Voters and Checklists; Centralized Voter Registration Database. Amend RSA 654:45, IV(d) to read as follows:
(d) Beginning July 1, 2022, the secretary of state shall annually and no later than 90 days before any town, municipal, general election, or state or presidential primary, [, no less than annually,] cause voter records to be checked with the United States Postal Service for changes of address. All records identified as moving shall be provided to the city or town supervisors of the checklist for verification pursuant to RSA 654:39, III.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
25-0645
12/9/24
HB 341-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT requiring the secretary of state to check voter records prior to every election.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2028.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of State
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 11, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 18, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
March 12, 2025: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
March 6, 2025: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 03/11/2025 09:00 am LOB 306-308
Feb. 12, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/18/2025 10:40 am LOB 306-308
Jan. 8, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 15