HB 209 - AS INTRODUCED
2023 SESSION
23-0120
08/04
HOUSE BILL 209
AN ACT relative to the form required to request an absentee ballot.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hamer, Hills. 19; Rep. Bradley, Hills. 41; Rep. Long, Hills. 23; Rep. Heath, Hills. 41; Rep. Cornell, Hills. 22; Rep. Freitas, Hills. 26; Rep. Rombeau, Hills. 2; Rep. Bouchard, Hills. 24; Rep. Proulx, Hills. 15; Rep. Wilhelm, Hills. 40
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill makes changes to the form required to request an absentee ballot.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23-0120
08/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to the form required to request an absentee ballot.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Absentee Voting; Ballot Request Form. RSA 657:4, I is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
I. Prior to any state election, the secretary of state shall prepare the appropriate application forms for absentee ballots worded in substantially the following form. The secretary of state shall insert the names of all parties qualified as set forth in RSA 652:11 in the list of parties on the application form. The secretary of state shall prepare the application forms in such quantity as he or she deems necessary:
I hereby declare that:
I am a voter in the city or town of ___________________ New Hampshire in Ward Number _____________.
I am a duly qualified voter and entitled to vote under RSA 657:7.
I will be absent on election day (choose one):
_________ I will be out of town on election day
_________ I will be unable to vote in person because I will be working, this to include caring for children or infirm adults, with or without compensation.
_________ I have a disability
_________ I am unable to vote in person due to a religious commitment, which prevents me from voting in person.
__________ I am confined to a penal institution for a misdemeanor or while waiting trial
I am requesting a ballot for (choose one):
For the Presidential Primary to be held on _________ (MM/DD/YYYY) elections I am a member of :
__________ Republican Party
__________ Democratic Party
For the State Primary to be held on ________(MM/DD/YYYY) elections I am a member of
__________Republican Party
__________Democratic Party
___________For the General Election to be held on _____________ (MM/DD/YYYY)
Voter’s Signature: ______________________
Voter’s printed name: ___________________
Voter’s address :___________________________________
(Street Number) (Street Name) (Apt/Unit) (City/Town) (Ward) (Zip Code):
Please provide one of the following in case we need to contact you:
Voter’s phone number: _________________________
Voter’s email address: ______________________
If you had someone help you fill out this form please fill out the following:
___________________________ Signature
___________________________ Printed name
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.