New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1429: relative to the of hand-counting ballots at large polling places.
Status: Failed, February 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act enabling ballot counting to be paused in certain circumstances. Rep. Petrigno, Hills. 43 COMMITTEE: Election Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill enables ballot counting to be paused in certain circumstances. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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) r.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT enabling ballot counting to be paused in certain circumstances. Rep. Petrigno, Hills. 43 COMMITTEE: Election Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill enables ballot counting to be paused in certain circumstances. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2560 08/06 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT enabling ballot counting to be paused in certain circumstances. III. The moderator of any polling place where the moderator believes that the ballot counting will extend beyond 12:00 a.m. may pause the ballot counting no earlier than 11:00 p.m. Vote counting shall resume the next morning at a time chosen by the moderator, at the same location, and shall continue until …
Sponsors
- Paul Dargie (D, 43) · primary sponsor
- Peter Petrigno (D, 43)