New HampshireAt polls with counting machines, voters could give moderators ballots for hand counting
The rejected proposal would have let voters at polls using counting machines give ballots to election moderators for hand counting and let town officials check one race by hand.
What it does
At polls using counting machines, voters could have given ballots to the election moderator for hand counting. Privacy folders would have been available to carry marked ballots.
Town selectmen or the town clerk could have chosen a hand count to check one race’s result, count ballots a machine did not process, or count ballots from a failed machine.
Argument forA hand count could help town selectmen or clerks check whether the reported result for one race is right.
Argument againstIf many voters at polls using counting machines chose hand counts, election workers might need extra hours, raising towns’ costs.
More detail
Voters could have presented ballots to the election moderator for hand counting. This applied at polling places that used ballot counting machines. Privacy folders would have been available for carrying marked ballots to the moderator. If passed, this rule would have taken effect 60 days after passage.
Town selectmen or the town clerk could have chosen to count certain ballots by hand. They could have checked one race’s result, counted ballots a machine did not process, or counted ballots from a machine that failed during voting. If passed, this rule would have taken effect 60 days after passage.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 7Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 50Latest
- 2025
- Nov 18Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 09/16/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 51 P. 9Minor
- Aug 25Executive Session: 09/16/2025 10:15 am GP 158
- Mar 18Retained in Committee
- Mar 12Executive Session: 03/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308
- Feb 12Public Hearing: 02/18/2025 02:30 pm LOB 306-308
- Jan 21Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 23Introduced
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