New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB463: relative to the composition of the board of recount in elections for the select board and for the school board.
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the composition of the board of recount in elections for the select board and for the school board. Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Fedolfi, Hills. 30; Rep. Mary Murphy, Hills. 27; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Sen. Innis, Dist 7 COMMITTEE: Election Law ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill prohibits candidates for the select board and the school board from sitting on a board of recount in an election where such candidate is on the ballot. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 9, 2025:
AN ACT relative to the composition of the board of recount in elections for the select board and for the school board. Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Fedolfi, Hills. 30; Rep. Mary Murphy, Hills. 27; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Sen. Innis, Dist 7 COMMITTEE: Election Law ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill prohibits candidates for the select board and the school board from sitting on a board of recount in an election where such candidate is on the ballot. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 25-0739 08/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT relative to the composition of the board of recount in elections for the select …
Sponsors
- Thomas Cormen (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Tanya Donnelly (R, 25)