HB 1322 – AS INTRODUCED

2014 SESSION

14-2523

03/01

HOUSE BILL 1322

AN ACT relative to the definition of “party” for election purposes.

SPONSORS: Rep. Winters, Hills 18; Rep. Comerford, Rock 33; Rep. Michael Garcia, Hills 34

COMMITTEE: Election Law

ANALYSIS

This bill modifies the definition of “party” for election purposes.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

14-2523

03/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT relative to the definition of “party” for election purposes.

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

1 Elections; Definitions; Party. Amend RSA 652:11 to read as follows:

652:11 Party. “Party” shall mean any political organization which at the preceding state general election received at least [4] 3 percent of the total number of votes cast for any one of the following: the office of governor or the offices of United States Senators.

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