CHAPTER 185

SB 423 - FINAL VERSION

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2016 SESSION

16-2921

06/03

SENATE BILL 423

AN ACT relative to the right of 17-year olds to register to vote.

SPONSORS: Sen. Pierce, Dist 5; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Rep. Moody, Rock. 17

COMMITTEE: Public And Municipal Affairs

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ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies the right of 17-year olds to register to vote provided they will be 18 before or on the date of the next election.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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06/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

AN ACT relative to the right of 17-year olds to register to vote.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

185:1  Voter Registration.  Amend RSA 654:7, I(a) to read as follows:

(a)  At least 18 years of age on the day of the next election; and

185:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 3, 2016

Effective Date: August 2, 2016