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SB16: (New Title) relative to the placement of numerical tallies on a ballot.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2011 SB16
Official source

Bill details

Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Senate status
Concurred
Committee
HOUSE Municipal and County Government
Hearing
02/17/2011 at 10:15 AM
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Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Local government Elections and voting

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CHAPTER 57

SB 16 – FINAL VERSION

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2011 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 16

AN ACT relative to the placement of numerical tallies on a ballot.

SPONSORS: Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Forsythe, Dist 4; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Lambert, Dist 13; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Prescott, Dist 23; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. White, Dist 9; Rep. Hoelzel, Rock 2; Rep. Major, Rock 8; Rep. Duarte, Rock 1; Rep. Jasper, Hills 27; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1

COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill permits towns to place the tallies of certain votes of an advisory budget committee, a town budget committee, and the governing body on the ballot next to the affected ballot question.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to the placement of numerical tallies on a ballot.

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

57:1 Use of Official Ballot. Amend RSA 40:13, V-a to read as follows:

V-a. Any town may vote to require that all votes by an advisory budget committee, a town budget committee, and the governing body or, in towns without a budget committee, all votes of the governing body relative to budget items or any warrant articles or ballot questions shall be recorded votes and the numerical tally of any such vote shall be printed in the town warrant next to the affected warrant article or on the ballot next to the affected ballot question. If a town has not voted to require such tallies to be printed in the town warrant next to the affected warrant article or on the ballot next to the affected ballot question, the governing body may do so on its own initiative.

57:2 Tallies on Ballot Permitted. Any ballot vote that includes a tally shall be valid, notwithstanding the fact that the vote occurred prior to the effective date of this act.

57:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: May 9, 2011

Effective Date: May 9, 2011