This bill mandates the preservation of electronic ballot counting device memory chips alongside other election materials until the election contest is resolved and all appeals have been exhausted, or for a minimum of 22 months following the election, whichever period is longer. The bill amends existing law by adding the requirement to preserve "electronic counting device memory cards" to the list of materials that must be retained by the town clerk for both federal and non-federal elections.

Specifically, the bill modifies RSA 33-A:3-a by deleting the word "and" from the list of items to be preserved and inserting the new requirement for electronic counting device memory cards in both sections XXXVI and XXXVII. For federal elections, the preservation period is set at a minimum of 22 months, while for non-federal elections, it is at least 60 days. The act will take effect 60 days after its passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 33-A:3-a