Amendment 2025-0393s to SB212 (2025)

Changing references from "votes" to "ballots" in the laws regarding elections.


Revision: Feb. 12, 2025, 3:32 p.m.

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

February 12, 2025

2025-0393s

07/08

 

 

Amendment to SB 212

 

Amend RSA 659:88, I(a) as inserted by section 2 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

 

I.(a) A person whose name was not printed on the official state primary election ballot of a political party shall not be entitled to the nomination of that party for any office unless the person received at least 35 write-in votes or write-in votes equaling 10 percent or more of the total [votes] ballots cast for that party on the state primary election ballot, whichever is smaller.

 

Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 660:2, I as inserted by section 5 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

 

I. If the difference between the vote cast for the applying candidate and a candidate declared elected shall be less than one percent of the total [votes] ballots cast in the towns which comprise the office to be recounted, the following fees shall apply: