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HB 497 · 2025 · House · Election Law Committee

Reviewing voter checklist procedures

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requiring the periodic evaluation of the forms and procedures related to performing voter checklist duties.

Requires the secretary of state to periodically review the forms and procedures used for performing voter checklist duties.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 26, 2025
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires the secretary of state to periodically review the forms and procedures related to performing voter checklist duties.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Robert WherryRPrimeChair· Special Committee on COVID Response Efficacy
  • Rep. Claudine BurnhamRClerk· Election Law

Also: Rep. Clayton WoodR

Public testimony

15 signed in online · 3 wrote testimony

33% support67% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

This bill would be impossible to implement. Most voting machine companies already background check their employees; if they don't, don't hire that company.
Leigh Hutchinson, Derryopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-03-0410:00 amHouse Election LawLOB 306-308Public hearing
  • 2025-03-119:00 amHouse Election LawLOB 306-308Public hearingrescheduled

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 13
  2. Mar 4, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 03/04/2025 11:20 am LOB 306-308
  3. Mar 11, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/11/2025 09:00 am LOB 306-308
  4. Mar 11, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/11/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 17 P. 14
  5. Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 21

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.