New Hampshire Statutes § 659:20-b Accessible Voting Systems
Statute Text
Effective Until 6/30/2025
I.
Every city, every town, and every school district which has adopted an official ballot system shall:
(a)
Ensure that each polling place has at least one accessible voting system.
(b)
Enter into a pilot agreement with the secretary of state for the use of accessible voting systems in local elections.
(c)
Bear the cost of programming for the city, town, or school district election with the vendor chosen and contracted with by the secretary of state, including any transfer of the system to and from the vendor.
(d)
Store and maintain the accessible voting system or systems in a secure manner following election security guidance issued by the secretary of state.
II.
The secretary of state shall:
(a)
Enter into a pilot program agreement with cities and towns and provide accessible voting systems for use in city, town, and school elections.
(b)
Provide guidance for programming the local ballots onto the accessible voting systems.
(c)
Provide security guidance for the local storage and maintenance of the accessible voting system or systems used for city, town, and school district elections.
History
Added by 2024 , 123 : 3 , eff. 1/1/2025 .
Effective Starting 6/30/2025
I.
Every city, every town, and every school district which has adopted an official ballot system shall:
(a)
Ensure that each polling place has at least one accessible voting system.
(b)
[Repealed.]
(c)
Bear the cost of programming for the city, town, or school district election with the vendor chosen and contracted with by the secretary of state, including any transfer of the system to and from the vendor.
(d)
Store and maintain the accessible voting system or systems in a secure manner following election security guidance issued by the secretary of state.
II.
The secretary of state shall:
(a)
[Repealed.]
(b)
Provide guidance for programming the local ballots onto the accessible voting systems.
(c)
Provide security guidance for the local storage and maintenance of the accessible voting system or systems used for city, town, and school district elections.
History
Amended by 2024 , 123 : 4 , eff. 6/30/2025 .
Added by 2024 , 123 : 3 , eff. 1/1/2025 .