SB 437 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2241
08/07
SENATE BILL 437
SPONSORS: Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Long, Dist 20; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Rep. Lane, Merr. 16; Rep. Telerski, Hills. 11; Rep. Simpson, Rock. 33
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill makes a line on the return that enumerates the number of people who attempted to register to vote but were denied registration due to lack of required documentation.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2241
08/07
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; General Content of Return. Amend RSA 659:73, III by inserting after subparagraph (i) the following new subparagraph:
(j) The number of people who attempted to register but were denied registration due to a lack of required documentation, and, if possible, whether the voter was unable to prove age, citizenship, domicile or identity.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Nov. 21, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1