Election Law

Chairman: Ross Berry
VChairman: James Qualey
Clerk: Jessica Grill
Secretary: Carrie Morris
Researcher: Christina Dyer
Location: LOB Room 306-308
Phone: 603-271-3369
Bills currently in Committee
Bills originally referred to committee
Members

There are 62 bills originally referred to this committee

CACR19
Title: relating to redistricting. Providing that an independent redistricting commission shall be established to draw boundaries for state and federal offices.
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MISCELLANEOUS

02/20/2024 09:00 AM
CACR22
Title: relating to the New Hampshire presidential primary. Providing that the New Hampshire presidential primary shall be the first presidential primary of a presidential election cycle.
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03/11/2024 01:00 PM
CACR26
Title: relating to election reform and ballot reconciliation. Providing that requirements for elections shall include provisions and penalties in regard to ballot reconciliation, access, retention, polling location limits, poll workers, allowance of registered voters for post-election ballot viewing, ballot lot and voting documentation viewing, and scanning and recording photographically during citizen audits.
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02/13/2024 09:00 AM
HB115
Title: relative to changing the date of the state primary election.
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01/17/2023 10:00 AM
HB116-FN
Title: (New Title) eliminating the fee to file as a candidate for the office of state representative.
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01/31/2024 10:00 AM
HB243-FN
Title: requiring the tabulation of votes in elections to be done in public.
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02/21/2023 10:00 AM
HB333-FN
Title: relative to changing the date of the state primary election and adding a run-off election if necessary.
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01/17/2023 10:45 AM
HB345-FN
Title: enabling ranked-choice voting for state party primary elections and municipal elections.
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01/17/2023 01:00 PM
HB350
Title: relative to ranked-choice voting.
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01/17/2023 02:00 PM
HB387
Title: permitting election ballots to be viewed pursuant to a right to know request.
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02/28/2023 01:30 PM
HB395
Title: relative to the voters' guide for constitutional amendments.
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01/31/2023 02:00 PM
HB447-FN
Title: relative to the purchase of election equipment.
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02/28/2023 11:30 AM
HB463-FN
Title: relative to the establishment of an election information portal.
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03/07/2023 11:00 AM
HB476-FN
Title: (New Title) relative to recount and audit procedures and the declaration of results of a recount.
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PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
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03/07/2023 11:30 AM
HB1074
Title: relative to campaign contributions by limited liability companies.
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INDEFINITELY POSTPONED

02/06/2024 10:00 AM
HB1085
Title: relative to public inspection of absentee ballot lists.
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02/13/2024 09:25 AM
HB1091
Title: relative to the financing of political campaigns.
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02/13/2024 02:40 PM
HB1092
Title: creating a period for the placing of and removal of political advertising on public property.
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02/13/2024 09:50 AM
HB1098
Title: relative to ballots delivered to elder care facilities.
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02/20/2024 09:25 AM
HB1099
Title: relative to partisan school district elections.
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LAID ON TABLE

02/13/2024 10:15 AM
HB1119
Title: relative to absentee ballots.
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PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
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02/06/2024 10:30 AM
HB1126
Title: relative to candidate requests for absentee ballot information.
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02/13/2024 10:40 AM
HB1133
Title: relative to enabling UOCAVA voters to email back completed ballots.
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02/06/2024 11:00 AM
HB1134
Title: relative to inventory controls for paper ballots.
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02/13/2024 11:05 AM
HB1136
Title: relative to requiring a reconciliation of votes cast and undervotes with the total of ballots cast.
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02/13/2024 11:30 AM
HB1146
Title: relative to the removal of a voter from the checklist.
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02/06/2024 09:00 AM
HB1147
Title: relative to permissible campaign contributions by business organizations and labor unions.
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INDEFINITELY POSTPONED

02/06/2024 09:30 AM
HB1149
Title: relative to domicile residency, voter registration, investigation of voter verification letters, and relative to the terms "resident," "inhabitant," "residence," and "residency."
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02/13/2024 01:25 PM
HB1150
Title: (New Title) relative to advertising rates for political advertising.
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02/27/2024 09:00 AM
HB1157
Title: relative to overvoted and undervoted ballots.
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02/13/2024 01:00 PM
HB1200-FN
Title: relative to controlled and secured storage of printed paper ballots.
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02/20/2024 09:50 AM
HB1239
Title: relative to reporting by political committees.
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02/06/2024 11:30 AM
HB1264-FN
Title: relative to the definition of accessible voting systems.
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02/20/2024 10:15 AM
HB1310-FN
Title: relative to meetings of supervisors of the checklist.
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02/20/2024 10:35 AM
HB1313-FN-L
Title: relative to access to the voter checklist by candidates.
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01/30/2024 11:30 AM
HB1348
Title: (New Title) governing the application for a ballot recount in a state general election.
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02/13/2024 01:50 PM
HB1364-FN
Title: (New Title) relative to intimidation of election officials, officers, and workers, improper influence over the electoral process, and tampering with electronic ballot counting devices, voter lists or rosters, voter registration systems, and voting system components or passwords.
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02/06/2024 03:00 PM
HB1369
Title: relative to the verification of voter rolls every 4 years.
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02/06/2024 01:00 PM
HB1370-FN
Title: relative to durable and tamper-proof containers for preserving ballots.
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02/06/2024 02:30 PM
HB1381-FN
Title: relative to required training on election procedures.
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02/13/2024 02:15 PM
HB1384
Title: relative to noncompliance by a town or ward moderator and clerk.
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02/20/2024 11:00 AM
HB1426-FN-A
Title: relative to establishing an advisory redistricting commission.
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INDEFINITELY POSTPONED

01/30/2024 02:00 PM
HB1442-FN
Title: relative to penalties for failure of election officers to adhere to election law.
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02/06/2024 01:30 PM
HB1446-FN-L
Title: relative to eliminating the cost for electronic copies of the checklist.
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01/30/2024 10:00 AM
HB1523
Title: revising the moderator's worksheet for counting votes in elections.
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02/20/2024 11:25 AM
HB1557-FN
Title: requiring the secretary of state to enter into a membership agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center.
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INDEFINITELY POSTPONED

02/20/2024 01:00 PM
HB1569-FN
Title: relative to eliminating voter identification exceptions.
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02/20/2024 01:25 PM
HB1577-FN
Title: relative to digital images of ballots.
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01/30/2024 10:30 AM
HB1596-FN
Title: requiring a disclosure of deceptive artificial intelligence usage in political advertising.
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02/20/2024 01:50 PM
HB1699-FN
Title: allowing caucus identification on ballots.
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01/30/2024 01:30 PM
HB1704-FN
Title: relative to the reconciliation of ballots act.
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01/30/2024 01:00 PM
HB1705-FN
Title: relative to classifying ballots as public information.
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01/30/2024 11:00 AM
SB156-FN
Title: relative to voter registration and verification of voter identity.
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04/11/2023 01:00 PM
SB158
Title: relative to absentee ballot outer envelopes.
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04/11/2023 02:00 PM
SB344
Title: relative to declarations of candidacy for president of the United States.
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03/11/2024 01:25 PM
SB380
Title: relative to moving the state primary date.
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03/11/2024 01:50 PM
SB489-FN
Title: relative to election audits.
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03/19/2024 10:00 AM
SB490-FN
Title: relative to the verification of the checklist.
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PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
03/11/2024 02:15 PM
SB530
Title: relative to reports of receipts and expenditures filed by political committees of candidates and candidates.
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03/11/2024 02:40 PM
SB534-FN
Title: relative to campaign finance.
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04/24/2024 10:30 AM
SB535
Title: relative to absentee ballot forms.
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03/19/2024 10:20 AM
SB537-FN
Title: allowing the processing of absentee ballots.
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