Amendment 2025-0730s to SB44 (2025)

Relative to hand counts of ballots in elections.


Revision: March 4, 2025, 4:25 p.m.

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

March 4, 2025

2025-0730s

08/09

 

 

Amendment to SB 44

 

Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:

 

1  New Section; Hand Count.  Amend RSA 659 by inserting after section 23-a the following new section:

659:23-b  Machine Count; Hand Count.  In precincts where an electronic ballot counting device is used, a voter may request that his or her ballot be counted by hand at the time the voter presents his or her ballot to the moderator.  The moderator shall deposit the ballot in the compartment on the side of the electronic ballot counting device.

2025-0730s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill allows a voter voting in a precinct with electronic ballot counting devices to request that his or her vote be counted by hand.