HB387: relative to penalties for election law violations.

HB 387 – AS INTRODUCED

2007 SESSION

07-0586

03/04

HOUSE BILL 387

AN ACT relative to penalties for election law violations.

SPONSORS: Rep. Harvey, Hills 21; Rep. Weed, Ches 3

COMMITTEE: Election Law

ANALYSIS

This bill increases penalties for certain election law violations.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

07-0586

03/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT relative to penalties for election law violations.

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

1 General Neglect by Town or Ward Clerk; Penalty. Amend RSA 659:77 to read as follows:

659:77 General Neglect by Town or Ward Clerk. If any town or ward clerk shall neglect to make any return of votes required by law, for which neglect no other penalty is provided, [he] the clerk shall be guilty of a [violation] class B misdemeanor.

2 Incorrect or Incomplete Return, Amendment; Penalty. Amend RSA 659:79 to read as follows:

659:79 Incorrect or Incomplete Return; Amendment. If a town or ward clerk shall make an incorrect or incomplete election return, the moderator may require that clerk, at his or her own expense, to appear and amend the return according to the facts. If the clerk shall refuse to appear and amend the return, [he] the clerk shall be guilty of a [violation] class B misdemeanor.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.