HB 98-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
03/01
HOUSE BILL 98-FN
This bill modifies the fee schedule for state election recounts.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-0305
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to fees for state election recounts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 State General Election Recounts; Fees. Amend RSA 660:2 to read as follows:
660:2 Fees.
I. If the difference between the vote cast for the applying candidate and a candidate declared elected shall be less than one percent of the total votes cast in the towns which comprise the office to be recounted, the following fees shall apply:
(a) Candidate for president, United States senator, or governor, $500.
(b) Candidate for United States representative, $250.
(c) Candidate for executive councilor, $100.
(d) Candidate for state senator or county officer, $50.
(e) Candidate for state representative, [$10] $20.
II. If the difference between the vote cast for the applying candidate and a candidate declared elected shall be between one percent and 2 percent of the total votes cast in the towns which comprise the office to be recounted, the following fees shall apply:
[(a) Candidate for president, United States senator or governor, $1,000.
(b) Candidate for United States representative, $500.
(c) Candidate for executive councilor, $200.
(d) Candidate for state senator or county officer, $100.
(e) Candidate for state representative, $20.
III. If the difference between the vote cast for the applying candidate and a candidate declared elected shall be between 2 percent and 3 percent of the total votes cast in the towns which comprise the office to be recounted, the following fees shall apply:]
(a) Candidate for president, United States senator, or governor, $2,000.
(b) Candidate for United States representative, $1,000.
(c) Candidate for executive councilor, $400.
(d) Candidate for state senator or county officer, $200.
(e) Candidate for state representative, $40.
[IV.] III. If the difference between the vote cast for the applying candidate and a candidate declared elected shall be greater than [3] 2 percent of the total votes cast in the towns which comprise the office to be recounted, the candidate shall pay the fees as provided in RSA 660:2, [III] II and shall agree in writing with the secretary of state to pay any additional costs of the recount.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
03-0305
12/18/02
HB 98-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to fees for state election recounts.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2007.