HB1429
House · 2026 sessionDemocraticKilled in HousePausing hand-counted ballot tallies
AI-generatedEnables ballot counting to be paused under certain circumstances at large polling places.
relative to the of hand-counting ballots at large polling places.Official record
Division of testimonyComputed by this site
8 submissionsAll 3 written submissions were individually written — no organized campaign detected.
Status
Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 19, 2026- ✓Introduced
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The record · every submission as filed
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Stephanie Vazzano for Myself Concord This bill creates a redundancy. | Concord | Support | 31 | Jan 27, 2026 | |
Daniel Richardson for Myself Nashua I sympathize with sponsors, but NO WAY will we leave ballots unattended over night and risk having same poll workers not show up OR having different poll workers show up instead. Chain of Attended Custody is too important for Trust in Election Integrity. | Nashua | Oppose | 254 | Jan 27, 2026 | |
Hannah Meiselman for Myself Machester Hand-counting can increase transparency and public confidence, particularly in high-turnout areas, but must be practical and secure. | Machester | Support | 132 | Jan 27, 2026 | |
Eric Pauer for Myself Brookline Position recorded without written comment. | Brookline | Oppose | — | Jan 27, 2026 | |
Patricia Piscetta for Myself Belmont Position recorded without written comment. | Belmont | Support | — | Jan 27, 2026 | |
Rhiannon Reinholz for Myself Gilford Position recorded without written comment. | Gilford | Support | — | Jan 27, 2026 | |
Jared Buckley for Myself Hudson Position recorded without written comment. | Hudson | Support | — | Jan 27, 2026 | |
Cindy Kudlik for Myself Grafton Position recorded without written comment. | Grafton | Oppose | — | Jan 27, 2026 |