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1919 AN ACTrelative to hand counts of ballots in elections.
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2323 SPONSORS:Sen. Avard, Dist 12
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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 a voter voting in a precinct with electronic ballot counting devices to request that his or her vote be counted by hand.
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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5151 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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6363 In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
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6767 AN ACTrelative to hand counts of ballots in elections.
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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 New Section; Hand Count. Amend RSA 659 by inserting after section 23-a the following new section:
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7777 659:23-b Machine Count; Hand Count. In precincts where an electronic ballot counting device is used, a voter may request that his or her ballot be counted by hand at the time the voter presents his or her ballot to the moderator. The moderator shall deposit the ballot in the compartment on the side of the electronic ballot counting device.
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7979 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.