CHAPTER 121

HB 341 – FINAL VERSION

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2010 SESSION

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03/01

HOUSE BILL 341

AN ACT relative to the date selected for the presidential primary election.

SPONSORS: Rep. Splaine, Rock 16

COMMITTEE: Election Law

ANALYSIS

This bill modifies the statute relating to the date for the presidential primary election.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

13Jan2010… 2009-2524h

09-0801

03/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT relative to the date selected for the presidential primary election.

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

121:1 Election Dates; Presidential Primary Election. Amend RSA 653:9 to read as follows:

653:9 Presidential Primary Election. The presidential primary election shall be held on the second Tuesday in March or on a date selected by the secretary of state which is 7 days or more immediately preceding the date on which any other state shall hold a similar election, whichever is earlier, of each year when a president of the United States is to be elected or the year previous. Said primary shall be held in connection with the regular March town meeting or election or, if held on any other day, at a special election called by the secretary of state for that purpose. The purpose of this section is to protect the tradition of the New Hampshire first-in-the-nation presidential primary.

121:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 9, 2010

Effective Date: August 8, 2010