New Hampshire HB 1062: authorizing the secretary of state to conduct random audits of the citizenship qualification of registered voters.

Bill Text

HB 1062 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2283

 08/05

HOUSE BILL 1062

AN ACT authorizing the secretary of state to conduct random audits of the citizenship qualification of registered voters.

SPONSORS: Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17

COMMITTEE: Election Law

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ANALYSIS

 This bill authorizes the secretary of state to conduct random audits of the citizen qualification of registered voters.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

 Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2283

 08/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT authorizing the secretary of state to conduct random audits of the citizenship qualification of registered voters.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Section; Random Citizenship Audits. Amend RSA 654 by inserting after section 45 the following new section:

 654:45-a Random Citizenship Audits.

 I. The secretary of state may conduct random audits of the citizenship qualifications of registered voters and, for this purpose, may use any and all available governmental and private databases to confirm the citizenship of voters who submitted a qualified voter affidavit as proof of citizenship.

 II. Where the citizenship of a voter is confirmed through audit, such confirmation shall be noted in the statewide voter registration database, and that voter shall not be subject to further audit of his or her citizenship. 

 III. If the audits reveal information of any potential non-citizens on the checklist, such information shall be submitted to the attorney general for further review and appropriate action. 

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.