Bill Text: NH HB288 | 2011 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to payment for election services by unincorporated places.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-28 - House Signed by the Governor 04/28/2011; Effective 06/27/2011; Chapter 0022 [HB288 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2011-HB288-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 22
HB 288-FN-LOCAL – FINAL VERSION
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2011 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 288-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to payment for election services by unincorporated places.
SPONSORS: Rep. Umberger, Carr 1; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Rep. F. McCarthy, Carr 1; Rep. Pettengill, Carr 1; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill requires certain unincorporated places to pay for election services through the county.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13Apr2011… 1332EBA
11-0720
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to payment for election services by unincorporated places.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
22:1 Services to Unincorporated Places. Amend RSA 668:8 to read as follows:
668:8 Service to Unincorporated Places.
I. For services to unincorporated places during any state general election as directed by this chapter, the town clerk of the town designated pursuant to RSA 668:2 shall be paid the sum of $50. Said payment shall be a charge against the appropriation for elections for the office of secretary of state.
II. If an unincorporated place exceeds 10 voters, and has not organized pursuant to RSA 53:1, the county in which the unincorporated place is located shall pay the town designated pursuant to RSA 668:2 for costs it incurs in conducting a primary or general election for the unincorporated place. The county shall assess the cost of conducting an election under this paragraph to the unincorporated place.
22:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: April 28, 2011
Effective Date: June 27, 2011