CACR 31 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

relating to ballot reconciliation. Providing that the state adopt certain provisions and penalties relative to the ballot reconciliation process.

New Hampshire's CACR 31 proposes a constitutional amendment requiring all ballots (including absentee) to be hand-counted, serial-numbered, and accompanied by a dated perforated tab for voter receipt. It mandates 60-month retention of all ballots and election records in securely monitored storage, with dual-signature chain-of-custody logs and public annual reporting by the Secretary of State. Registered voters may view ballots during retention periods with election officials upon one week's notice, and unused ballots must remain labeled with their printed lot. The amendment directly affects voters (through ballot tracking), election officials (through new counting/storage procedures), and municipalities (through storage requirements and reporting).
Tags: Elections
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Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 4, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2026
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Feb 24, 2026
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Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/10/2026 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 9 P. 12
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Dec 4, 2025
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Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 41
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