New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1306: relative to the counting of absentee ballots.
Status: Signed into law, July 16, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the counting of absentee ballots. Rep. Wood, Merr. 13; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. DeRoy, Straf. 3; Sen. Gray, Dist 6 COMMITTEE: Election Law ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill creates the absentee ballot certificate and requires certain counts of absentee ballots to be performed by the clerk and recorded on the absentee ballot certificate. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to.
From the chaptered text, July 10, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the counting of absentee ballots. Rep. Wood, Merr. 13; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. DeRoy, Straf. 3; Sen. Gray, Dist 6 COMMITTEE: Election Law ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill creates the absentee ballot certificate and requires certain counts of absentee ballots to be performed by the clerk and recorded on the absentee ballot certificate. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 11Mar2026... 0635h 04/23/2026 1506s 4Jun2026... 2110CofC 4Jun2026... 2174EBA 26-2881 08/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the counting of absentee ballots. 657:23-a Absentee Ballot Certificate. I. The secretary of state shall prepare and distribute to each town or ward clerk …
Sponsors
- Claudine Burnham (R, 2) · primary sponsor
- Clayton Wood (R, 13)