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1515 SENATE BILL43
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1919 AN ACTremoving articles of clothing from the definition of electioneering.
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2323 SPONSORS:Sen. Lang, Dist 2
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2727 COMMITTEE:Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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3535 AMENDED ANALYSIS
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3939 This bill allows certain articles of clothing supporting a candidate or measure to be worn by a voter in the process of casting his or her vote.
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4747 Explanation:Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
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5151 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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5959 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
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6363 In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
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6767 AN ACTremoving articles of clothing from the definition of electioneering.
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7171 Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
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7575 1 Electioneering; Wearing of Clothing. Amend RSA 652:16-h, I to read as follows:
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7777 I. Wearing clothing or paraphernalia that displays a candidate's name, likeness, or logo, a ballot measure's number, title, subject, or logo, a political party's name or logo, or any communication that a reasonable person would believe explicitly advocates for or against any candidate, political party, or measure.[, provided that] A person who is eligible to vote or register to vote in the voting district [who is unable to remove or cover clothing that explicitly advocates for or against any candidate, political party, or measure,] may wear such clothing in the polling place while actively and expeditiously engaged in the process of registering to vote or while actively and expeditiously engaged in the process of voting
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7979 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.