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NH CACR4

CA

Status

Introduced

1/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jordan Ulery

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Article 11 of the New Hampshire Constitution to change voting eligibility from "inhabitants" to "legal residents" who are U.S. citizens

  • Requires voters to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and actually reside in the place they claim as their domicile

  • Adds explicit citizenship requirement to the state constitution's voting provisions

  • Amendment would appear on the November 2026 general election ballot and requires approval by two-thirds of voters to take effect

  • Current constitutional language allows all "inhabitants" 18 and older to vote; proposed language restricts this to "legal resident" citizens who actually reside at their claimed domicile

Legislative Description

Relating to voting eligibility. Providing that only legal resident citizens who are at least 18 years of age or older who reside in the place they claim as a domicile shall be eligible voters.

Last Action

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2937h: Motion Failed Regular Calendar 184-157 Lacking Necessary Three-Fifths Vote 01/07/2026 House Journal 1

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Election Law1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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