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Senate committee approves allowing voters to request individual hand counts with safeguard for ballot handling
Summary
Committee amended HB 154 to let voters request an individual ballot be hand counted and require the voter to hand the ballot to the election official manning the machine so the official can place it in the auxiliary compartment; the committee voted to pass the bill as amended.
Representative Balvin Sy told the committee House Bill 154 would allow an individual voter to request that their ballot be hand counted rather than require an overvote to force a hand count. The bill amends rules associated with electronic ballot counting devices (citing RSA 6:56 series).
Members raised practical concerns about ballot handling and machine jams when multiple ballots are inserted…
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