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NH HB158

Bill

Status

Engrossed

1/30/2026

Primary Sponsor

Gregory Hill

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Town and city clerks must make absentee ballot voter lists available for public inspection 60 days after the election day, rather than requiring a court order for access

  • Voters with valid protective orders under RSA 173-B (domestic violence protection orders) are excluded from publicly available absentee ballot lists

  • Secretary of State must create a report on mail-in absentee ballot requests (excluding UOCAVA/overseas voters) detailing: total requests by voting district, requests sent to addresses different from checklist addresses, and requests where more than 3 ballots were sent to the same address

  • The report must identify the 20 most common addresses receiving multiple absentee ballots and disclose those actual addresses

  • Effective 60 days after passage

Legislative Description

Relative to public inspection of absentee ballot lists.

Last Action

Hearing: 02/17/2026, Room 122-123, State House, 09:15 am; Senate Calendar 6

2/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Election Law and Municipal Affairs1/30/2026
Election Law1/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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