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NH HB158
Bill
Status
1/30/2026
Primary Sponsor
Gregory Hill
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AI Summary
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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
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Voters with valid protective orders under RSA 173-B (domestic violence protection orders) are excluded from publicly available absentee ballot lists
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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
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The report must identify the 20 most common addresses receiving multiple absentee ballots and disclose those actual addresses
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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