Here is the recording of yesterday’s testimony on all of the Election Law bills below.
Check out the testimony on HB 1704, in particular.
*Testimony begins at the 3:02 mark.
*Secretary Scanlan makes his testimony at the 3:12 mark, at the 3:15 mark he answers a question from a committee member regarding the constitutionality of Art. 32 below…
*At the 3:19 mark Russan Chester testifies…
Link to the hearing below: https://www.youtube.com/live/kAqtmrUcNp8?si=_Hu8C35IyrjRabvf
Link to the NH Constitution: https://www.nh.gov/glance/constitution.htm
[Art.] 32. [Biennial Meetings, How Warned, Governed, and Conducted; Return of Votes, etc.]Â The meetings for the choice of governor, council and senators, shall be warned by warrant from the selectmen, and governed by a moderator, who shall, in the presence of the selectmen (whose duty it shall be to attend) in open meeting, receive the votes of all the inhabitants of such towns and wards present, and qualified to vote for senators; and shall, in said meetings, in presence of the said selectmen, and of the town or city clerk, in said meetings, sort and count the said votes, and make a public declaration thereof, with the name of every person voted for, and the number of votes for each person; and the town or city clerk shall make a fair record of the same at large, in the town book, and shall make out a fair attested copy thereof, to be by him sealed up and directed to the secretary of state, within five days following the election, with a superscription expressing the purport thereof.
June 2, 1784
Amended 1792 generally rewording section.
Amended 1889 substituting “January” for “June” regarding notification to secretary of state.
Amended 1958 substituting “wards” for “parishes” and added reference to city clerks.
Amended 1974 substituting “December” for “January” and “twenty” and “thirty” regarding notification to secretary of state.
Amended 1976 changing notification to 5 days after the election.
