Citizen in a RepublicNH House Testimony

HB1541

House · 2026 sessionRepublicanSigned into law

Secure ballot storage containers

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Requires the secretary of state to provide all voting precincts with secure containers for storing ballots.

requiring the secretary of state to provide all voting precincts with secure containers for storing ballots.Official record

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32 submissions

All 15 written submissions were individually written — no organized campaign detected.

Status

Signed into law · July 20, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law
Sponsors, hearings & roll-call votes

The record · every submission as filed

32 submissions
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Joan Dargie
for Myself
Milford

The SOS defines how we seal the boxes they provide with the already cast ballots there have been no problems with storing of the boxes and I don't know of any report that ballots after having been cast have been tampered with. We had a pilot with the containers in Milford and if we had to have a plastic container in place of every cardboard box I am not sure where we would store all these containers. I believe that many town halls have space restrictions. Also, when we send the boxes for destruction we do not take the ballots out of the box we send the complete package for destruction now we would have to collect these plastic containers and put the ballots in different boxes for destruction. Also not sure how the tape and the labels work on the plastic containers. I feel that the boxes supplied by the SOS office work just fine and they are not taped with scotch tape they are taped with the same packing tape that is used to mail 75lb packages. This tape works fine and does not come off the red tape also works well as if it is peeled back shows that it has been tampered with. All of these provisions work fine as defined by the secretary of state.

Oppose
Jack Botonis
for Myself
Epsom

This seems like common sense for the security and safety of our voting rights.

Support
Katie Botonis
for Myself
Epsom

This seems like common sense for the security and safety of our voting rights.

Support
Greg Botonis
for Myself
Epsom

This seems like common sense for the security and safety of our voting rights.

Support
David Plumley
for Myself
Derry

I am for locked ballot boxes

Support
Lisa Barr
for Myself
Danville

Common sense here. Why would one NOT want safe secure boxes to store ballots?

Support
Debra Plumley
for Myself
Derry

To ensure all votes are being counted this is necessary.

Support
Sherry Yeaton
for Myself
Epsom

Please require and provide a safe storage space in all precincts for ballots.

Neutral
DAVID COSTENBADER
for Myself
Greenland

It is extremely important to have voters show ID & HAND COUNTING. It is essential to verify how many Absentee ballots are issued & how many remain with the town. It's critical to control both.. Thank you.

Support
Melody Costenbader
for Myself
Greenland

To ensure election integrity, we would like to see IDs and hand counting. We also would like to see control of the absentee ballots how many are issued and also count the ones that did not get used to verify those absentee ballots.

Support
Doug Wilson
for Myself
Greenland

Please support this bill. We need to ensure that New Hampshire's ballot chain-of-custody is secure. and this bill serves that goal.

Support
Patricia Tseplaev
for Myself
Epsom

I support this bill. It is important for the integrity of our election system.

Support
Teresa Brooks
for Myself
Manchester

I am respectfully requesting that you support bill HB1541, for the following reasons: - It strengthens election integrity and chain of custody by ensuring all ballots are stored and transported in secure, tamper-evident containers statewide. - It creates uniform, professional standards across all precincts, reducing risk, confusion, and inconsistencies between towns and wards. - It uses existing federal HAVA funding and requires annual progress reporting, improving security without burdening NH taxpayers, all while ensuring transparency and accountability.

Support
Hannah Meiselman
for Myself
Manchester

Secure ballot storage is fundamental to election integrity and voter confidence.

Support
tom luther
for Myself
claremont

Greetings from Sullivan County YES. I like the idea of standardized containers and locking. Do you have locks and containers strong enough to resist a Fulton County Georgia Progressive Democrat?

Support
Sarah Burke Cohen
for NHMA
Concord

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Pamela Harders
for Myself
Manchester

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Leigh Hutchinson
for Myself
Derry

Position recorded without written comment.

Oppose
Jesse Medeiros
for Myself
Plainfield

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Deborah Sumner
for Myself
Jaffrey

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Anne-Marie O'Neil
for Myself
Windham

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Rosina Lis
for Myself
Stoddard

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Timothy Lis
for Myself
Stoddard

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Timothy Finney
for Myself
Bridgewater

Position recorded without written comment.

Support
Daniel Richardson
for Myself
Nashua

Position recorded without written comment.

Support