Bill > HB1437

This bill proposes an amendment to the New Hampshire constitution that establishes comprehensive new regulations for election processes, including detailed provisions for ballot handling, tracking, and management. The proposed amendment would require all ballots to be hand-counted, serial-numbered, and include a matching perforated tab for voter receipt, with the secretary of state responsible for providing these ballots. Key provisions mandate that ballot reconciliation occur pre-election and post-election, with a sixty-month retention period for all ballots and election records. The bill also limits polling locations to 5,000 voters, requires random selection of poll workers from the current voter checklist, and mandates that at least two municipalities in each county be audited after each election by state citizens or out-of-state voter integrity experts. Additional requirements include maintaining a continuously surveilled, secure ballot storage area, completing a dual-signed chain of custody log, ensuring all election day signatures remain unredacted, and requiring election officials to conduct elections with complete honesty and transparency. The proposed constitutional amendment would be submitted to voters in the November 2026 general election and would take effect if approved by a two-thirds majority, with the goal of implementing provisions similar to Presidential Executive Order 14248 on election integrity.

Government Affairs

https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2544&sy=2026&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2026&txtbillnumber=HB1437