HB 243 New Hampshire House · 2024 Regular Session

requiring the tabulation of votes in elections to be done in public.

This bill requires that vote counting and tabulation occur openly in public at polling places and central locations, ensuring the process is not paused or delayed until finished. It mandates that election officials keep all ballots at least four feet away from the guardrail during this public viewing and makes all generated documents available for public inspection once results are announced. Additionally, the law specifies that printed results from voting machines must be posted for public review within 60 minutes of the final ballot being processed if applicable. These changes directly affect election administrators and observers by enforcing transparency and immediate access to election data.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2023 Signed Jul 22, 2024
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Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Jul 22, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Sununu 07/12/2024; Chapter 178; eff. 09/10/2024
lower
May 30, 2024
Introduced
House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-1522s (Rep. S. Smith): MA VV 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 14
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-1522s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/18/2024; SJ 10
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2024-1522s, AA, VV; 04/18/2024; SJ 10
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-1522s, 04/18/2024, Vote 4-0; SC 15A
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 02/15/2024 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 5
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-2394h: MA VV 01/03/2024 HJ 1 P. 50
lower
Jan 3, 2024
Introduced
Amendment # 2023-2394h: AA VV 01/03/2024 HJ 1 P. 50
lower
Nov 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2023-2394h 10/31/2023 (Vote 19-1; CC) HC 49 P. 10
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Retained in Committee
lower
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 8
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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