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HB1342 • 2026

restricting access to certain information relative to voters subject to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

restricting access to certain information relative to voters subject to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

Elections
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Linda McGrath (R), Mary Murphy (R), Matt Sabourin dit Choinière (R), JD Bernardy (R), Susan Porcelli (R), Robert Wherry (R), Sayra DeVito (R)
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
HOUSE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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restricting access to certain information relative to voters subject to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

restricting access to certain information relative to voters subject to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

What This Bill Does

  • restricting access to certain information relative to voters subject to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 H

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 23

  2. 2026-03-04 H

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/03/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 10 P. 15

  3. 2026-01-22 H

    ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/27/2026 10:10 am GP 158

  4. 2026-01-14 H

    Public Hearing: 01/20/2026 11:45 am GP 158

  5. 2025-12-01 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 16

Official Summary Text

restricting access to certain information relative to voters subject to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1342 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION
26-2952
08/06

HOUSE BILL
1342

AN ACT
restricting access to certain information relative to voters subject to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

SPONSORS: Rep. McGrath, Rock. 40; Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 36; Rep. DeVito, Rock. 8; Rep. Mary Murphy, Hills. 27; Rep. Porcelli, Rock. 19; Rep. Sabourin dit Choiniere, Rock. 30; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13

COMMITTEE: Election Law

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ANALYSIS

This bill allows for absentee and UOCAVA voter records to be accessed but prevents certain information relative to UOCAVA voters from being released.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2952
08/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
restricting access to certain information relative to voters subject to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

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

1 New Subdivision; Uniform Transparency of Absentee and UOCAVA Records. Amend RSA 657 by inserting after section 26 the following new subdivision:
Uniform Transparency of Absentee and UOCAVA Records
657:27 Public Access to Voting Records.
I. In this section:
(a) “Absentee voter” means a voter who has requested or cast a ballot under this chapter.
(b) “UOCAVA voter” means a voter entitled to protections under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. sections 20301–20311.
(c) “Voting record” means information maintained by election officials showing that a voter has requested, been issued, or returned an absentee or UOCAVA ballot.
II. The following information shall be available for public inspection for each absentee and UOCAVA voter:
(a) Voter’s full name.
(b) The U.S. address where you are domiciled or last lived.
(c) Voter’s current mailing address (if different).
(d) Municipality and voting district.
(e) Voter identification number or state-assigned voter registration number.
(f) Date the absentee or UOCAVA ballot was requested.
(g) Date the absentee or UOCAVA ballot was issued by the clerk.
(h) Date the absentee or UOCAVA ballot was received by the clerk, if applicable.
(i) Status of the ballot: requested, issued, received, accepted, or rejected.
III. For UOCAVA voters who are members of the uniformed services as defined in 52 U.S.C. section 20310(7), the following information shall not be disclosed:
(a) The voter’s overseas mailing address.
(b) The voter’s telephone number, email address, or other electronic contact information provided for ballot delivery.
IV. Under no circumstances shall any record disclose how a ballot was voted.
V. Election officials shall make the records described in this section available for inspection or electronic access within one business day of receiving a request.
VI. The secretary of state shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A to provide for secure, uniform, and timely public access to such records in both physical and electronic form.

2 New Section; Failure to Provide Access to Voting Records. Amend RSA 659 by inserting after section 45-a the following new section:
659:45-b Failure to Provide Access to Voting Records.
I. Any election official who knowingly refuses or fails to make absentee or UOCAVA voting records available for public inspection as required under RSA 657:27 shall be guilty of a violation for the first offense and subject to a civil fine of not more than $1,000.
II. Any subsequent offense shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
III. Nothing in this section shall preclude the attorney general from seeking injunctive relief to compel compliance with RSA 657.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.