Bill Text: NH HB476 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to recount and audit procedures and the declaration of results of a recount.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-31 - House Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2024-1516s (Rep. S. Smith): Motion Adopted Voice Vote 05/30/2024 House Journal 15 P. 26 [HB476 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2024-HB476-Amended.html
HB 476 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
3Jan2024... 2379h
04/18/2024 1516s
2023 SESSION
23-0559
08/04
HOUSE BILL 476
AN ACT relative to recount and audit procedures and the declaration of results of a recount.
SPONSORS: Rep. Berry, Hills. 39; Rep. Infantine, Hills. 16; Rep. Gagne, Hills. 16; Rep. Sweeney, Rock. 25
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the secretary of state to publish recount and audit procedures and the times at which recounts and audits shall take place. This bill also requires the secretary of state to review election material certified by local election officials prior to announcing the results of a recount and declaring a candidate elected.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
3Jan2024... 2379h
04/18/2024 1516s 23-0559
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to recount and audit procedures and the declaration of results of a recount.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Sections; Recount and Audit Procedures; Declaration of Results. Amend RSA 660 by inserting after section 17-b the following new sections:
660:17-c Recount and Audit Procedures; Publication. The secretary of state shall publish all recount and audit procedures, as well as the times to hold any recounts and audits that may take place. The secretary of state shall complete any audit conducted under this chapter prior to the commencement of a recount for any recount requested.
660:17-d Review Prior to Declaration of Results. For each recount, the secretary of state shall review election materials certified by local election officials prior to announcing the results of a recount and declaring a candidate elected.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
23-0559
Amended 1/19/24
HB 476- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2023-2379h)
AN ACT enabling the secretary of state to conduct a second recount after an election.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable Increase $200-$5,000 per recount | Indeterminable Increase $200-$5,000 per recount | Indeterminable Increase $200-$5,000 per recount | ||
Funding Source(s) | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
• Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expenditures? [X] N/A • Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] N/A | ||||||
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of State indicates this bill requires an extra recount for races where the candidate(s) leading in a recount differs from the candidate(s) leading on election night in terms of votes. The Secretary of State will expend additional General funds for managing these additional recounts. The increase in expenditures to the General fund will vary based on the number of candidates and ballots, with the additional cost ranging from $200 to $5,000 per recount.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of State
