Bill Text: NH HB1157 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relative to electronic ballot counting devices.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-05-24 - Signed by Governor Sununu 05/20/2022; Chapter 62; Eff. 07/19/2022 [HB1157 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2022-HB1157-Enrolled.html
HB 1157 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2022 SESSION
22-2430
11/08
HOUSE BILL 1157
AN ACT relative to electronic ballot counting devices.
SPONSORS: Rep. Torosian, Rock. 14; Rep. Janigian, Rock. 8
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits electronic ballot counting devices from being connected to the Internet.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2430
11/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to electronic ballot counting devices.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Electronic Ballot Counting Devices; Rules; Internet Access. Amend RSA 656:42 by inserting after paragraph IX the following new paragraph:
X. No electronic ballot counting device shall have access to or be connected to the Internet.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
