HB464
Sponsored By: Erica R de Vries (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Easier voter proof and polling help
You can use a birth certificate, passport, naturalization papers, proof of prior or current New Hampshire registration in another town, or other reasonable papers to prove U.S. citizenship. If an official confirms you were registered in a different New Hampshire town or ward, you only need to show ID and your domicile; you do not need to prove age or citizenship again. Beginning February 1, 2026, clerks have access at polling places to voter, safety, and vital records to help confirm identity, age, citizenship, and domicile. If the records match, they count as proof. No match by itself does not block your registration.
Stricter ballot handling by officials
The clerk breaks ballot package seals in public at or before polls open. Election officers count ballots in front of the clerk, the moderator, and at least one other voter. If any counting happens before polls open, the clerk posts the time and place before election day. People on the ballot cannot count ballots before the election, except candidates for moderator, assistant moderator, clerk, selectperson, inspector of election, or supervisor of the checklist.
New committee rules and $50 fee
Political committees that raise or spend over $1,000 in a cycle must file an itemized statement with the Secretary of State. Most committees must register online within 48 hours after they meet the legal criteria. Registration includes a $50 administrative fee unless the committee is exempt under the law. Small, in-person event donations can be reported in summary if each gift is $25 or less and no donor is expected to give over $50 in the cycle; report the event name, place, and total.
Voter roll cross-checks with privacy limits
The voter database now checks records against the Department of Safety, the Social Security Administration, and state vital records to fix errors, remove deceased or ineligible voters, and flag address mismatches. The commissioner of safety may share DMV registration and license data only as needed to notify people of problems, decide eligibility, and fix mismatches; starting December 31, 2025, DMV records may be released for these allowed uses. Agencies linked to the voter database cannot save or reuse voter data for other purposes, and election officials cannot directly read DMV files. Voter, safety, and master jury lists are confidential and used only for jury selection; courts must report errors back to the state. The secretary of state and the commissioner of safety may sign agreements for services, which are provided only if election-fund money is available.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Erica R de Vries
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Heath Howard
Democratic • House
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 277; eff. I. Sec 9 & 10 eff 12/31/2025 II. RSA 654:12 VI as ins. by sec 5 eff 2/01/2026 III. Rem eff 09/30/2025
8/11/2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 64
7/18/2025HouseEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
7/18/2025SenateEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2918e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 63
7/15/2025HouseEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2918e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18
7/15/2025SenateConference Committee Report # 2025-2851c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17
6/26/2025SenateConference Committee Report 2025-2851c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 22
6/26/2025HouseConference Committee Report Filed, # 2025-2851c; 06/26/2025
6/19/2025SenateConference Committee Meeting: 06/16/2025 10:40 am LOB 306-308
6/16/2025HouseConferee Change: Rep. Wood Replaces Rep. Lane 06/16/2025 HJ 17 P. 24
6/16/2025HouseSpeaker Appoints: Reps. Berry, Qualey, Burnham, Lane 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 171
6/11/2025HouseHouse Non-Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2184s and Requests CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 171
6/11/2025HousePresident Appoints: Senators Gray, Lang, Perkins Kwoka; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
6/10/2025SenateSen. Gray Accedes to House Request for Committee of Conference, MA, VV; (In recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16
6/10/2025SenateOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-2184s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
5/22/2025SenateCommittee Amendment # 2025-2184s, AA, VV; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
5/22/2025SenateHB 464 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 05/22/2025; SJ 14
5/22/2025SenateCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2184s, 05/22/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 22
5/14/2025SenateHearing: 05/06/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:15 am, on proposed amendment # 2025-1807s; SC 20
4/30/2025SenateHearing: 04/15/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:45 am; SC 17
4/9/2025SenateIntroduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7
3/12/2025SenateOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0196h: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 8
3/6/2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0196h: AA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 8
3/6/2025HouseCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0196h (NT) 02/11/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 14 P. 7
2/14/2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/11/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308
2/7/2025House
Bill Text
As Amended
7/15/2025
Enrolled
7/15/2025
Introduced
1/10/2025
CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION
Version adopted by both bodies
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