HB 1325 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2026 SESSION
26-2991
08/06
HOUSE BILL 1325
AN ACT enabling supervisors of the checklist to correct the checklist on any day of the week.
SPONSORS: Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. D. Kelley, Hills. 32; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows the supervisors of the checklist to hold a meeting to correct the checklist on any day of the week.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2991
08/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT enabling supervisors of the checklist to correct the checklist on any day of the week.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Voters and Checklists. Amend RSA 669:5 to read as follows:
669:5 Voters and Checklists. An updated checklist shall be used at all town meetings and elections for the same purposes a checklist is used at a state election and to insure that only qualified voters participate in town meeting discussions and votes, by voice or otherwise. The supervisors shall prepare, post, and revise the checklist for a town meeting or election in the same manner as for a state election as provided in RSA 654:25-654:31[, provided, however, that the session for correction shall be held on Saturday 6 to 13 days prior to the election]. The supervisors shall also hold one session for correction of the checklist on the day immediately prior to the first day of the filing period for candidates for town office, as provided in RSA 669:19 or 669:42, as applicable, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and at the discretion of the supervisors for extended hours.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 3, 2026 | House | Hearing |
| March 3, 2026 | House | Exec Session |
| March 3, 2026 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 1, 2026 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote |
April 7, 2026: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
April 7, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/16/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 14
March 25, 2026: Hearing: 04/01/2026, Room 103, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 12
March 17, 2026: Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7
March 11, 2026: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7
March 4, 2026: Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/03/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 10 P. 15
Feb. 18, 2026: Executive Session: 03/03/2026 10:00 am GP 158
Jan. 29, 2026: Public Hearing: 02/03/2026 10:40 am GP 158
Dec. 1, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 15