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type: "Bill"
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title: "limiting how far in advance of an election an absentee ballot may be requested."
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description: "limiting how far in advance of an election an absentee ballot may be requested."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nh"
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legislature: "New Hampshire General Court"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 288"
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citation: "New Hampshire HB 288 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Robert J Wherry"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2025-01-07"
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last_action: "2025-06-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf03cb44-3133-4273-9353-8723f97f83b6"
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source_url: "https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_docket.aspx?lsr=0646&sy=2025&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2025"
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source_hash: "d8cf225d3f4eccf603c1806a3ea6c84aae83b83cfc5762c60e551cd468bf00a9"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nh"]
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---
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# New Hampshire HB 288 (2025) — limiting how far in advance of an election an absentee ballot may be requested.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment #2025-0349h** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2025&id=2025-0349h&txtFormat=amend)
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## Sponsors
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- Robert J Wherry — primary (person)
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- Claudine R Burnham — cosponsor (person)
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- Clayton D Wood — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-07** Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 13 `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-29** Public Hearing: 02/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 306-308
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- **2025-02-07** Executive Session: 02/11/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308
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- **2025-02-14** Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0349h (NT) 02/11/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-14** Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
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- **2025-03-20** Amendment # 2025-0349h: AA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 43
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- **2025-03-20** Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0349h: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 43 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2025-03-24** Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 9 `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-09** Hearing: 04/15/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 17
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- **2025-04-16** Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/01/2025; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 19 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-01** Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/01/2025; SJ 11 `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2025-05-23** Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/22/2025); SJ 15 `enrolled`
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- **2025-05-23** Enrolled (in recess of) 05/22/2025 HJ 15 P. 51
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- **2025-06-06** Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/02/2025; Chapter 62; eff. 08/01/2025 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf03cb44-3133-4273-9353-8723f97f83b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Hampshire legislature records).
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