HB 476 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
3Jan2024... 2379h
04/18/2024 1516s
2023 SESSION
23-0559
08/04
HOUSE BILL 476
AN ACT relative to recount and audit procedures and the declaration of results of a recount.
SPONSORS: Rep. Berry, Hills. 39; Rep. Infantine, Hills. 16; Rep. Gagne, Hills. 16; Rep. Sweeney, Rock. 25
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the secretary of state to publish recount and audit procedures and the times at which recounts and audits shall take place. This bill also requires the secretary of state to review election material certified by local election officials prior to announcing the results of a recount and declaring a candidate elected.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
3Jan2024... 2379h
04/18/2024 1516s 23-0559
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to recount and audit procedures and the declaration of results of a recount.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Sections; Recount and Audit Procedures; Declaration of Results. Amend RSA 660 by inserting after section 17-b the following new sections:
660:17-c Recount and Audit Procedures; Publication. The secretary of state shall publish all recount and audit procedures, as well as the times to hold any recounts and audits that may take place. The secretary of state shall complete any audit conducted under this chapter prior to the commencement of a recount for any recount requested.
660:17-d Review Prior to Declaration of Results. For each recount, the secretary of state shall review election materials certified by local election officials prior to announcing the results of a recount and declaring a candidate elected.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
23-0559
Amended 4/24/24
HB 476-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2024-1516s)
AN ACT relative to recount and audit procedures and the declaration of results of a recount.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ X ] None
METHODOLOGY:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill, as amended by the Senate, has no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or revenue.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of State