HB 127:
"AN ACT relative to identification of voters."

HB 127 – AS INTRODUCED

2015 SESSION

15-0134

03/10

HOUSE BILL 127

AN ACT relative to identification of voters.

SPONSORS: Rep. Berch, Ches 1; Rep. Horrigan, Straf 6; Rep. Gionet, Graf 5; Rep. Verschueren, Straf 13; Rep. Grenier, Sull 7; Rep. T. Smith, Hills 17; Rep. Richardson, Coos 4; Rep. Bartlett, Merr 19; Rep. Ley, Ches 9; Rep. Patten, Merr 17

COMMITTEE: Election Law

ANALYSIS

This bill authorizes the ballot clerk to verify the identity of a voter.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15-0134

03/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to identification of voters.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Verifying Identity of Voter; Ballot Clerk. Amend RSA 659:13, II(b) to read as follows:

(b) In addition to the forms of photo identification authorized in subparagraph (a), the identification requirements of paragraph I may be satisfied by verification of the person's identity by a moderator, ballot clerk, or supervisor of the checklist or the clerk of a town, ward, or city, provided that if any person authorized to challenge a voter under RSA 659:27 objects to such verification, identifies the reason for the objection in writing, and states the specific source of the information or personal knowledge upon which the challenge of the photo identification is based, the voter shall be required to execute a challenged voter affidavit as if no verification was made.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect September 1, 2015, at 12:04 a.m.