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HB311: relative to withdrawal of candidates.

Citation
2015 HB311
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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
HOUSE Election Law
Hearing
02/03/2015 at 10:40 AM
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Sponsors

Topics

Elections and voting

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HB 311 – AS INTRODUCED

2015 SESSION

15-0793

03/06

HOUSE BILL 311

AN ACT relative to withdrawal of candidates.

SPONSORS: Rep. Simmons, Hills 17; Rep. McLean, Hills 15; Rep. Lachance, Hills 8; Rep. Rouillard, Hills 6

COMMITTEE: Election Law

ANALYSIS

This bill extends the deadline for a party candidate to withdraw to the Wednesday following the filing deadline.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15-0793

03/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to withdrawal of candidates.

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

1 Withdrawal. Amend RSA 655:30 to read as follows:

655:30 Withdrawal. When a party candidate has duly filed according to law for nomination at a primary election, or other candidate has submitted nomination papers, no withdrawal or declination of the candidate shall be accepted by the secretary of state subsequent to the [last dates] Wednesday following the expiration of the period for filing a declaration of candidacy as provided in RSA 655:14 or the last date for filing of nomination papers except as provided in RSA 655:31 and 655:34.

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