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NH CACR31

CA

Status

Introduced

12/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Matt Sabourin

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Proposes amending the New Hampshire constitution to require all ballots be hand counted and serial-numbered, with voters receiving a perforated receipt tab matching their ballot's serial number

  • Mandates a 60-month (5-year) ballot retention period in continuously surveilled, secured storage facilities, with registered voters allowed to view and photograph ballots by appointment

  • Limits polling locations to a maximum of 5,000 voters each and requires poll workers be randomly selected from the current voter checklist

  • Requires the Secretary of State to provide all serial-numbered ballots (municipalities prohibited from printing their own) and to track all ballots pre- and post-election with public annual reporting

  • Establishes mandatory post-election citizen audits of at least two randomly selected municipalities per county, and references compliance with Presidential Executive Order 14248 (March 25, 2025) on election integrity

Legislative Description

Relating to ballot reconciliation. Providing that the state adopt certain provisions and penalties relative to the ballot reconciliation process.

Last Action

Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/05/2026 House Journal 6

3/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Election Law12/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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