Revision: Feb. 14, 2025, 11:13 a.m.
SB 43 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/13/2025 0263s
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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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows certain articles of clothing supporting a candidate or measure to be worn by a voter in the process of casting his or her vote.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/13/2025 0263s 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; Wearing of Clothing. Amend RSA 652:16-h, I to read as follows:
I. Wearing clothing or paraphernalia that displays a candidate's name, likeness, or logo, a ballot measure's number, title, subject, or logo, a political party's name or logo, or any communication that a reasonable person would believe explicitly advocates for or against any candidate, political party, or measure.[, provided that] A person who is eligible to vote or register to vote in the voting district [who is unable to remove or cover clothing that explicitly advocates for or against any candidate, political party, or measure,] may wear such clothing in the polling place while actively and expeditiously engaged in the process of registering to vote or while actively and expeditiously engaged in the process of voting
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.