Citizen in a RepublicNH House Testimony

HB1429

House · 2026 sessionDemocraticKilled in House

Pausing hand-counted ballot tallies

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Enables 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

Elections

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8 submissions
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All 3 written submissions were individually written — no organized campaign detected.

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 19, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law
Sponsors, hearings & roll-call votes

The record · every submission as filed

8 submissions
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Stephanie Vazzano
for Myself
Concord

This bill creates a redundancy.

Support
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.

Oppose
Hannah Meiselman
for Myself
Machester

Hand-counting can increase transparency and public confidence, particularly in high-turnout areas, but must be practical and secure.

Support
Eric Pauer
for Myself
Brookline

Position recorded without written comment.

Oppose
Patricia Piscetta
for Myself
Belmont

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Rhiannon Reinholz
for Myself
Gilford

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Jared Buckley
for Myself
Hudson

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Cindy Kudlik
for Myself
Grafton

Position recorded without written comment.

Oppose