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SB 104 · 2025 · Senate · Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee

Requesting machine ballot recounts

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requiring the performance of a machine count at the request of 10 residents who have cast a ballot in the election.

Requires election officials to conduct a machine recount of ballots when requested by 10 residents who voted in the election.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 13, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires the performance of a machine count at the request of 10 residents who have cast a ballot in the election.

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 counting and tabulation of votes shall be public and conducted within the guardrail and shall not be adjourned nor postponed until it shall have been completed.”
RSA 659:63
“In this section, "tabulation" means the aggregation of results from the printed results from the voting machine and hand counts to determine the final results of an election in a polling place or at the central polling location provided in RSA 659:59.”
RSA 659:63
“Documents generated during the tabulation of votes shall be available for public review when election results are announced at the polling place.”
RSA 659:63
“If RSA 659:75, II applies, the printed results from the voting machine shall be posted for public review at the polling place within 60 minutes of running the last ballot through the machine or machines.”
RSA 659:63

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Kevin AvardRPrimeDeputy Majority Whip

Rep. Jack FlanaganR

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 13, 2025SenateCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Feb 13, 2025SenateVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 4, 2025Public hearingSenate Election Law and Municipal Affairs40:04–41:231m 19slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Feb 13, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3
  2. Feb 4, 2025SenHearing: 02/04/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 8
  3. Feb 13, 2025Sen: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 02/13/2025; SC 9
  4. Feb 13, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 02/13/2025; SJ 5

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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