Bill > HB1284

This bill modifies the existing law governing voter checklists in New Hampshire by requiring the inclusion of a voter's year of birth as part of the standard information maintained and displayed on voter checklists. Specifically, the bill amends the existing statute (RSA 654:25) to mandate that the secretary of state's guidelines for preparing checklists must now include the year of birth alongside other existing required information such as full name, domicile address, mailing address, and party affiliation. This means that both the checklist used at elections and the forms maintained by supervisors of the checklist will now need to include the voter's birth year. The bill does not change existing provisions related to protective orders for voters seeking to keep their information private, and it will take effect 60 days after its passage. The purpose of adding the year of birth appears to be to provide an additional means of voter identification and verification, though the bill text does not explicitly state the rationale behind this change.

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https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=2074&inflect=2