Bill Text: NH HB1482 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Relative to the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2016-06-10 - Signed by Governor Hassan 06/03/2016; Chapter 175; Eff. 6/13/2016 [HB1482 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HB1482-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 175
HB 1482 - FINAL VERSION
9Mar2016... 0676h
2016 SESSION
16-2583
03/06
HOUSE BILL 1482
AN ACT relative to the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program.
SPONSORS: Rep. Backus, Hills. 19; Rep. Cote, Hills. 31; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Lachance, Hills. 8; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill authorizes the secretary of state to enter into an agreement to share voter information and data through the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
9Mar2016... 0676h 16-2583
03/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
175:1 New Paragraph; Centralized Voter Registration Database; Agreements to Share Voter Information or Data with Other States. Amend RSA 654:45 by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:
VIII. The secretary of state may enter into an agreement to share voter information or data from the statewide centralized voter registration database for the purpose of comparing duplicate voter information with other states or groups of states. The secretary of state shall only provide information that is necessary for matching duplicate voter information with other states and shall take precautions to make sure that information in the database is secure in a manner consistent with RSA 654:45, VI. The secretary of state may solicit input from the department of safety and the department of information technology and shall ensure that any information or data shared between the agencies that is of a confidential nature remains confidential.
175:2 Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. Pursuant to the authority in RSA 654:45, VIII, the secretary of state may enter into the agreements necessary for the state of New Hampshire to participate in the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. The secretary of state shall review the data resulting from its participation in the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program and forward any voter irregularities identified to the attorney general.
175:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 10 days after its passage.
Approved: June 3, 2016
Effective Date: June 13, 2016
