HB 176 is a bill that changes the definition of domicile as it applies to eligibility to vote and to hold certain offices.

If you browse our section on Election Integrity, you can find many examples of double voting, out of state voting, and other anomalies that have been detected by CNHT with the voting system in the past 10 years. This bill would help eradicate some of those problems.

The bill was sponsored by Rep. Gregory Sorg of Grafton County where a college student from Montana not only voted but won a seat as the County Treasurer and subsequently mismanaged the position. See info on Vanessa Sievers.

No hearing date is set but the bill is due out of Election Law Committee on 3/10/2011. (Link goes to Bill Status)

Contact the Election Law Committee and let them know you support this bill.