SB 215 New Hampshire Senate · 2025 Regular Session

establishing voting procedures for electing town officers in unorganized towns or places.

This bill establishes voting procedures for unorganized towns or unincorporated places that lack a formal town government. When such an area reaches 100+ registered voters, the Secretary of State must hold an initial election using meeting-based voting (nominations from the floor and voting at a meeting), then ask residents whether future elections should use official ballots like towns do. The Secretary can also step in to oversee elections or designate a nearby town as a polling place if local elections cannot be organized without state assistance. These rules apply to all local, county, state, and federal elections in unorganized areas.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Mar 28, 2025 Signed Jul 22, 2025
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Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Nov 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3
upper
Jul 22, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0249; Effective 09/13/2025
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Introduced
Sen. Gray Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16
upper
Jun 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2326h: MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 14
lower
Jun 5, 2025
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-2326h (NT): AA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 13
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2326h (NT) 05/27/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 27 P. 10
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 11 P. 113
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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