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Election Law and Internal Affairs

The Senate Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs.

Bills Referred, 2017-2018

  • HB 91: relative to General John Stark Day. (Signed into law)
  • HB 218: relative to activities at polling places. (Killed)
  • HB 247: relative to retention of voter registration forms. (Signed into law)
  • HB 262: declaring the common blackberry to be the berry of the biennium. (Signed into law)
  • HB 372: relative to construction of the terms "resident," "inhabitant," "residence," and "residency." (Died: conferees could not agree)
  • HB 389: relative to voters with physical disabilities. (Signed into law)
  • HB 390: relative to parties on certain election forms and ballots. (Signed into law)
  • HB 430: relative to recording voters' out-of-state drivers' licenses. (Signed into law)
  • HB 453: relative to vacancies in the office of supervisor of the checklist. (Signed into law)
  • HB 475: relative to honoring Jessie Doe and Mary L.R. Farnum, the first women elected to the New Hampshire house of representatives. (Signed into law)
  • HB 537: relative to campaign contributions. (Killed)
  • HB 552-FN: relative to investigation of voter verification letters. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1264: relative to construction of the terms "resident," "inhabitant," "residence," and "residency." (Signed into law)
  • CACR 9: relating to terms of office for state officers. Providing that terms shall be for 4 years. (Killed)
  • SB 3: relative to domicile for voting purposes. (Signed into law)
  • SB 32: relative to penalties for violation of political advertising laws. (Killed)
  • SB 33: relative to the definition of political advocacy organization. (Died on the table)
  • SB 47: relative to enforcement of election laws. (Killed)
  • SB 106: relative to eligibility to vote. (Killed)
  • SB 107: establishing an independent redistricting commission. (Killed)
  • SB 108: relative to absentee ballot applications. (Signed into law)
  • SB 109: authorizing a moderator to conduct a verification count of machine-counted ballots. (Killed)
  • SB 110: declaring the painted turtle to be the reptile of the biennium. (Signed into law)
  • SB 111: establishing a bipartisan commission to evaluate New Hampshire’s response to Russian interference in our democracy. (Killed)
  • SB 112: establishing a council on the creative economy. (Killed)
  • SB 113: relative to an electronic poll book trial program. (Signed into law)
  • SB 114: prohibiting a candidate from receiving the nomination of more than one party. (Killed)
  • SB 115: relative to political contributions made by limited liability companies. (Killed)
  • SB 194-FN: authorizing online voter registration. (Killed)
  • SB 248: establishing a committee to study the rescheduling of elections and relative to absentee voter signatures. (Signed into law)
  • SB 320: relative to checklists used at elections. (Signed into law)
  • SB 362: requiring disclosure of federal income tax returns by presidential and vice-presidential candidates. (Killed)
  • SB 363: prohibiting political expenditures by foreign nationals. (Signed into law)
  • SB 364: establishing a commission to study the establishment of a searchable database to verify that each vote was properly recorded. (Killed)
  • SB 438: relative to the postponement of local elections. (Died when the conference report was rejected)
  • SB 439: repealing the authority to share voter information or data with other states. (Killed)
  • SB 440-FN: relative to prohibited political contributions. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 527-FN-LOCAL: relative to absentee voting and relative to the statewide centralized voter registration database. (Signed into law)

Recent Meetings

  • The Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs met on April 10, 2018 for a hearing on HB 1264.
  • The Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs met on January 23, 2018 for hearings on SB 440-FN and SB 527-FN-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs met on January 16, 2018 for hearings on SB 438, SB 439, SB 440-FN and SB 527-FN-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs met on January 9, 2018 for hearings on SB 320, SB 362, SB 363 and SB 364.
  • The Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs met on April 4, 2017 for hearings on HB 475, HB 537 and HB 552-FN.
  • The Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs met on March 28, 2017 for hearings on HB 389, HB 390, HB 430 and HB 453.
  • The Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs met on March 21, 2017 for hearings on HB 91, HB 218, HB 247, HB 262, HB 372 and SB 248.
  • The Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs met on March 7, 2017 for a hearing on SB 3.
  • The Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs met on February 21, 2017 for hearings on SB 113 and CACR 9.
  • The Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs met on February 14, 2017 for hearings on SB 194-FN and SB 107.
  • The Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs met on February 7, 2017 for hearings on SB 106, SB 108, SB 110 and SB 111.
  • The Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs met on January 31, 2017 for hearings on SB 109, SB 112, SB 114 and SB 115.
  • The Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs met on January 24, 2017 for a hearing on SB 47.
  • The Committee on Election Law and Internal Affairs met on January 17, 2017 for hearings on SB 32 and SB 33.

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