Citizen in a RepublicNH Bill Briefing
← All bills

HB 345 · 2025 · House · Election Law Committee

Additional polling places notice rule

AI-generated

enabling selectmen to add additional polling places and requiring selectmen to give notice to voters 30 days before providing such additional polling places.

Authorizes selectmen to establish additional polling places and requires 30 days' advance notice to voters before such additional polling places take effect.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 enables selectmen to add additional polling places and requiring selectmen to give notice to voters 30 days before providing such additional polling places.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“The selectmen [shall] may provide one or more additional polling places in such town and shall give notice to all affected voters [ ,] at least 30 days before the [next following general] election at which the additional polling places will be in effect[,].”
RSA 658:10
“The selectmen shall determine the boundaries of the voting district to be served by each such additional polling place.”
RSA 658:10

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Kristine PerezRPrime
  • Rep. Ron DunnRVice Chair· Resources, Recreation and Development
  • Rep. Katelyn KuttabRClerk· Judiciary

Also: Rep. Louise AndrusR, Rep. Mike BelcherR, Rep. Daniel Popovici-MullerR

Public testimony

15 signed in online · 3 wrote testimony

53% support47% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Voting is a citizen's right. Enabling this vote by providing more locations just enables this right to be exercise more readily.”
— Graham Johnson, Sanborntonsupports
“additional polling places allow greater access for voters. As long as it gives time to publish the location and which needs to serve areas less served”
— Erline Johnson, Sanborntonsupports

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 11, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate17–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 4, 2025Public hearingHouse Election Lawfrom 6:18:33located in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Election Law5:08:30–5:09:2050slocated in the stream transcript==RECESSED== Executive Session
  • Mar 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Election Law54:05–55:311m 26slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; ==CONTINUED== Executive Session
  • Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 16
  2. Feb 4, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/04/2025 04:00 pm LOB 306-308
  3. Feb 11, 2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/11/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308
  4. Mar 11, 2025House==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/11/2025 09:00 am LOB 306-308
  5. Mar 11, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/11/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 17 P. 13
  6. Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 20

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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