Bill Text: NH HB1448 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to the definition of "party" for election purposes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Libertarian 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-06 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/06/2018 House Journal 6 P. 79 [HB1448 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-HB1448-Introduced.html
HB 1448 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2200
03/06
HOUSE BILL 1448
AN ACT relative to the definition of "party" for election purposes.
SPONSORS: Rep. Dyer, Hills. 37; Rep. Phinney, Straf. 24
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill modifies the definition of "party" for election purposes.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2200
03/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the definition of "party" for election purposes.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Terms and Definitions; Party. Amend RSA 652:11 to read as follows:
652:11 Party. "Party'' shall mean:
I. Any political organization which at the preceding state general election received at least 4 percent of the total number of votes cast for any one of the following: the office of governor or the offices of United States senators.
II. Any political organization which at the preceding state general election had a candidate for the office of United States representative who received at least 4 percent of the total statewide number of votes cast for all candidates for United States representative.
III. Any political organization which has at least one declared member serving on the executive council or in the state senate or at least 16 declared members serving in the state house of representatives on the last Wednesday in May before a state primary election.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
