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HB1395: establishing a committee to study ballot access and ways to improve civic engagement in New Hampshire.

Citation
2020 HB1395
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Bill details

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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
House Election Law
Hearing
01/22/2020 at 10:00 AM
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Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Elections and voting

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HB 1395 - AS INTRODUCED

2020 SESSION

20-2131

11/06

HOUSE BILL 1395

AN ACT establishing a committee to study ballot access and ways to improve civic engagement in New Hampshire.

SPONSORS: Rep. Muscatel, Graf. 12; Rep. McConnell, Rock. 11; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Levesque, Dist 12

COMMITTEE: Election Law

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study ballot access and ways to improve civic engagement in New Hampshire.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

20-2131

11/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

AN ACT establishing a committee to study ballot access and ways to improve civic engagement in New Hampshire.

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

1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study ballot access and ways to improve civic engagement in New Hampshire.

2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3 Duties. The committee shall study ballot access in New Hampshire, including voter pre-registration at 16 years of age and automatic voter registration. The committee shall also review current levels of civic engagement in New Hampshire, measured by factors such as voter turnout, voter awareness, and volunteerism, and develop recommendations for improving those levels in New Hampshire moving forward.

4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2020.

6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.