Revision: June 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
SB 287 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
5Jun2025... 2414h
2025 SESSION
25-1097
08/02
SENATE BILL 287
SPONSORS: Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Rep. Hill, Merr. 2; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires applicants for absentee ballots to present a copy of their photo identification with their application or present a notarized application before receiving an absentee ballot.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
5Jun2025... 2414h 25-1097
08/02
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 New Section; Pre-Election Procedure; Verification of Mail-In Absentee Voter. Amend RSA 657 by inserting after section 17-b the following new section:
657:17-c Verification of Absentee Ballot Applicant.
I. Every applicant for an absentee ballot shall provide verification before being issued an absentee ballot. Verification shall be satisfied by one of the following methods:
(a) Including a copy of the voter's photo identification with the absentee ballot application. The identification shall meet the requirements of RSA 659:13, II(a);
(b) Including a notarized signature on the absentee ballot application form; or
(c) Personally presenting a qualifying photo identification, as defined in RSA 659:13, II(a), to the city or town clerk or their designee prior to the issuance of the absentee ballot.
II. No absentee ballot shall be issued unless one of the verification methods under paragraph I has been satisfied.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.