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HB493: (New Title) relative to minimum voting booths for city, town, school district, and village district elections.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2015 HB493
Official source

Bill details

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

House status
Concurred
Senate status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Committee
SENATE Public and Municipal Affairs
Hearing
04/02/2015 at 01:45 PM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Public and Municipal Affairs Education Elections and voting Local government

Official links

CHAPTER 196

HB 493 – FINAL VERSION

04/30/2015 1277s

2015 SESSION

15-0540

03/05

HOUSE BILL 493

AN ACT relative to minimum voting booths for city, town, school district, and village district elections.

SPONSORS: Rep. Hansberry, Hills 35; Rep. Byron, Hills 20; Rep. Karrick, Merr 25; Rep. Gagnon, Sull 5; Rep. M. O'Brien, Sr., Hills 36; Rep. Mangipudi, Hills 35; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16

COMMITTEE: Election Law

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes separate minimum voting booth requirements for city, town, school district, and village district elections.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

04/30/2015 1277s

15-0540

03/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to minimum voting booths for city, town, school district, and village district elections.

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

196:1 Polling Place Arrangement; Number of Voting Booths. Amend RSA 658:9, V(b)(3) to read as follows:

(3) For all other state elections, including the state primary election, one for every 150 voters on the checklist.

(4) For all city, town, school district, and village district elections, one for every 200 voters on the checklist.

196:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: July 6, 2015

Effective Date: July 6, 2015