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Under the compromise members agreed to remove sections 5 and 6 from the house-amended bill and to add the adjective \"applicable\" on page 1, line 24 and page 2, line 23. The Chair said the insertion of \"applicable\" was intended to clarify that a voter who remains registered in the same ward need only prove identity, while a voter registered elsewhere in the state must prove identity and domicile.

The committee also struck a newly proposed sentence in the house-amended draft that would have permitted the secretary of state to process errors identified during the process. A House member expressed concern that language giving that broad authority was \"vague and broad\" and preferred to keep error-resolution procedures codified in statute and handled by supervisors of the checklist.

Several senators voiced broader objections to the bill. Senator Perkins said he would not support the bill as amended and argued that recent tightenings in absentee rules and related measures have already led to eligible voters being turned away. \"We've seen that, the result of these continuing tightenings on, our right to vote ... has led to over a 100 voters being turned away from the polls,\" Perkins said, and urged caution about further restrictions.

The Chair reported the House was agreeable to the compromise. The transcript records the Chair saying the committee had secured \"3 yeses on this one.\" The Chair also said he would have amendments written and circulate them for signatures.

The changes documented include specific line and section references (page and line numbers for text edits and the removal of sections 5 and 6), and the Chair indicated he would check with the secretary of state on whether section 6 needed to remain in some form before finalizing the package.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Committee of Conference on SB 221, SB 213, SB 218 (06/18/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","The committee restored preprocessing provisions, added \"applicable\" to identity/domicile rules, and removed a proposed delegation to the secretary of state to process error corrections.","taxTitle","Senate , Committees\t, Legislative, New Hampshire","taxId",29500,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6194413,"Committee edits employee-speech language; senators warn changes could chill public employees",261,290000,551000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3864342-3b7e4a75943b6aa1f2542e6c791ad358&start=290&end=551","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3864342-3b7e4a75943b6aa1f2542e6c791ad358/thumbnail_290000.jpg","/articles/6194413/New-Hampshire/Committee-edits-employee-speech-language-senators-warn-changes-could-chill-public-employees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6194413-a095a607536f972aae5de6e13f6dd4f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770824614&Signature=LkHD-~BGlMJsoWg51vdzxlVzH0H1xDm2MZ6okhDPpQ1yaF2RbkhVkVfVMDU5fFjDyruh2l8YyGW79SsUehjvz0Ez0vYB8SoI5pqfhiokdjlc--UbR87FuRm9hl5wenDOiUJterPf3K5mvEugND1zjyRMHrKdnTwQLk2zTZddQZCqq-Rbz7c-L0LmT7uqACujxhldnLfvO908y7bpkgW~4jLVtPI49HhjoC4cEkeaMUormVKWTc~ysVq2urGLsfziJmim9s~hCVyuzXUqMEjuj7EeWpefgr-cD~cXFmY0ilou-xVJmGTCKQ12EVnGF2U17whwMs7VlL4yQ9A95reczg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of a committee of conference approved word changes to an amendment intended to clarify limits on public employees' political activity, while several senators urged caution, arguing the bill may chill lawful speech by public employees.

The committee agreed to two specific edits to amendment 27‑98: change \"legislative body\" to \"governing body\" on page 1, line 4, and change the undefined term \"measure\" to the defined term \"warrant article\" (house‑amended bill, line 14). The sponsor of the change said the edit reflects how local select boards, rather than town meetings, exercise hiring authority: \"Legislative bodies don't hire people. ... The governing body does. So I'd like to change the word legislative body to governing body,\" the member said.

Senator Parker said she appreciated the tightening but asked that the Senate retain its broader position and not bring the bill forward, citing concerns about ambiguity in the language and possible chilling effects on teachers, public safety employees and others. \"Do we need this bill? Is this gonna have a chilling effect on our public employees?\" she asked. Parker gave examples including classroom discussion of current elections and public safety officials speaking about security.

Senator Perkins also raised concerns and proposed a narrower reading of provisions that limit employee speech. Perkins asked the committee to remove a clause that limited employee statements to responses \"from the public,\" arguing that public employees are experts who should be able to provide information without waiting for a public request.

The House accepted the proposed wording change; the committee agreed to prepare the amendment language for signatures. The committee record shows some members supporting the edits and others opposing the bill in principle; the final action on the broader bill was not taken at this meeting.

The transcript identifies the bill discussed as amendment 27‑98 and references the house‑amended text; members also referenced HB 340 in related remarks. The committee preserved the edits to the amendment language while leaving unresolved broader policy objections voiced by several senators.","Members amended bill language to replace 'legislative body' with 'governing body' and 'measure' with 'warrant article'; several senators expressed continued concern that the bill could discourage public employees from speaking in their official capacity.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6194417,"Committee asks secretary of state to develop re-registration form for voters removed in roll purge",107,2086000,2193000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3864342-3b7e4a75943b6aa1f2542e6c791ad358&start=2086&end=2193","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3864342-3b7e4a75943b6aa1f2542e6c791ad358/thumbnail_2086000.jpg","/articles/6194417/New-Hampshire/Committee-asks-secretary-of-state-to-develop-re-registration-form-for-voters-removed-in-roll-purge","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6194417-9fb3ca3bd31abf28c4ba08e2e7ec2a9f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770824614&Signature=Uof1ULqSsMBYqJ4JgjJdzGQjtqsMFHz92~W9z9toJqsaNmM5lAWmwI4ICJxE8vTam0aFgLa2jzASxExnfFRrugM~bvoH5qaAWB6CtRpbmRDQuomNyQJrF8TvKm8GfL3f9WsQxFhBduHyvXM8S2NHwq7g7HpPSbOeydWFguWvKRySjxoOsJ4Av1v-zMDGUpKRxLVT3hldVJt1pRf1Uw9FCn1ok10QJ2yyhOS~krmm7gqK2tmLe9s1~4eISvcJw1el3ReT2~GsG4NnPqeD9IufPwbzATSqixvdMqsQIKSRt4p3oKlIDPoQ-KIDUqbIljKv33gpaAlBLi8RdhjrfpKjSg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A committee of conference agreed to add language directing the secretary of state to develop a short re-registration form for voters removed from the voter rolls, the Chair said at the panel's reconvened session.

The change would add a new paragraph directing the secretary of state to develop forms \"necessary for reregistration of a voter removed from the list by the procedure above,\" the Chair said. The House agreed to the proposal, and the committee said it would prepare the language for signatures.

The move was presented as a practical fix to make the post-purge re-registration process quicker. \"What we're looking at is a form, a much abbreviated form, you know, reregistration form where they can copy down their name, they can copy down their voter ID number,\" the Chair said during the earlier discussion of the item.

Senator Parker said she viewed the form change as constructive but reiterated opposition to the bill as a whole. Parker warned that more frequent purges—especially combined with recent measures tightening absentee voting—could result in eligible voters being turned away. \"When voter rolls are, purged unnecessarily often, it results in people being denied the right to vote,\" she said, and noted prior action taken last year on related measures.

In the same exchange the senator noted the alternative of joining a different approach to keeping rolls clean, saying it could preserve roll accuracy without the new statutory language under consideration.

The committee recorded a brief roll-style count during the action; the transcript records \"2 in favor, 1 against.\" The House later indicated agreement and the Chair said the finalized language would be prepared for signatures.

Background details recorded in the meeting show staff (OLS) often edits legislative text slightly; the final paragraph added to the House version includes language directing the secretary of state to develop the re-registration forms, and the Chair said he would have the form language ready for members' signatures.

The discussion included broader policy concerns voiced by some senators about recent bills and rules affecting absentee ballots, which they said, in combination with roll purges, could make it harder for some voters to cast ballots. The committee did not adopt additional restrictions at this meeting and limited the action to instructing the secretary of state to prepare the re-registration form.","A committee of conference agreed to add language directing the secretary of state to create a short re-registration form for voters removed from the rolls; some senators said they still oppose the broader bill because of concerns about unnecessary purges and new absentee restrictions.","actionData","errors"]

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