SB 16 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/13/2025 0259s
2025 SESSION
25-0682
07/08
SENATE BILL 16
SPONSORS: Sen. Gray, Dist 6
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires municipalities to post a copy of election return forms on their websites and in public locations.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/13/2025 0259s 25-0682
07/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Elections; Election Returns; General Content of Return. Amend RSA 659:73 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII. The city or town clerk shall, within 7 days of an election, post copies of the election return forms submitted to the secretary of state under paragraphs I and II of this section. The city or town clerk shall post copies in the 2 places where the municipality regularly posts notices of its governing body meetings, which may include the municipality's main website and any social media accounts utilized by the municipality.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.