HB 601 – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
06/05
HOUSE BILL 601
AN ACT requiring ballot measures to be in plain English.
SPONSORS: Rep. Tremblay, Rock 4
This bill requires all measures placed on state ballots to be in plain English.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0186
06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT requiring ballot measures to be in plain English.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Voting Materials; General Responsibility. Amend RSA 656:1 to read as follows:
656:1 General Responsibility.
I. Ballots for use in all state elections shall be prepared and delivered by the secretary of state at the expense of the state.
II. Ballots for use in all state elections shall be in plain English, with emphasis on clarity, brevity, and the avoidance of technical language.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.