SB 43 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0926
08/02
SENATE BILL 43
AN ACT removing articles of clothing from the definition of electioneering.
SPONSORS: Sen. Lang, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill removes articles of clothing from the definition of electioneering.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0926
08/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT removing articles of clothing from the definition of electioneering.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Electioneering at the Polling Place; Clothing Exempt. Amend RSA 659:43, VII to read as follows:
VII. The distribution or posting of electioneering communications, including but not limited to posters, cards, handbills, placards, pictures, pins, stickers, or circulars, [or articles of clothing,] is prohibited within any no-electioneering corridor established outside the polling place by the moderator.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 14, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
Jan. 9, 2025: Hearing: 01/14/2025, Room 103, LOB, 10:00 am; SC 5
Jan. 9, 2025: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3