New Hampshire 2026 Session Status: Passed House 9 R cosponsors

CACR 21 — voting eligibility.

Last action — Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0455h: MF RC 184-146 Lacking Necessary Three-Fifths Vote 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 140

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 01, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence
  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

(New Title) voting eligibility.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

68 added · 68 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of CACR 21 specifies that only United States citizens, rather than just legal residents, who are at least 18 years old and actually live in the place they claim as their home, can vote. This change emphasizes citizenship as a requirement for voting eligibility, which could impact who is allowed to participate in elections. The amendment aims to clarify voter qualifications and ensure that those voting are genuine residents of the area.

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CACR 21 - AS INTRODUCED SESSION 26-2461 08/07 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 21 RELATING TO:
CACR 21 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE 11Mar2026...
0455h SESSION 26-2461 08/07 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 21 RELATING TO:
only legal residents who are at least 18 years of age or older who reside in the place they claim as domicile shall be eligible voters.
only United States citizens who are at least 18 years of age or older who reside in the place they claim as domicile shall be eligible voters.
Election Law ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution would amend the constitution to recognize the right of all legal residents who are 18 years or older to vote in the place they claim as domicile, so long as they actually reside in the place they claim as domicile.
Election Law ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution would amend the constitution to recognize the right of all United States citizens who are 18 years or older to vote in the place they claim as domicile, so long as they actually reside in the place they claim as domicile.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type CACR 21 - AS INTRODUCED 26-2461 08/07 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO:
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type CACR 21 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE 11Mar2026...
0455h 26-2461 08/07 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO:
only legal residents who are at least 18 years of age or older who reside in the place they claim as domicile shall be eligible voters.
only United States citizens who are at least 18 years of age or older who reside in the place they claim as domicile shall be eligible voters.
[Elections and Elective Franchises.] All elections are to be free, and every [inhabitant] United States citizen of the state of 18 years of age and upwards shall have an equal right to vote in any election.
[Elections and Elective Franchises.] All elections are to be free, and every inhabitant of the state who is a United States citizen of 18 years of age and upwards shall have an equal right to vote in any election.
Every person shall be considered [an inhabitant] a qualified voter for the purposes of voting in the town, ward, or unincorporated place where he has his domicile only if they are 18 years of age and upwards and actually reside in the place they claim as a domicile.
Every person shall be considered an inhabitant for the purposes of voting in the town, ward, or unincorporated place where he or she has his or her domicile.
That the selectmen of all towns, cities, wards and places in the state are directed to insert in their warrants for the said 2026 election an article to the following effeTo decide whether the amendments of the constitution proposed by the 2026 session of the general court shall be approved.
That the selectmen of all towns, cities, wards and places in the state are directed to insert in their warrants for the said 2026 election an article to the following effect:To decide whether the amendments of the constitution proposed by the 2026 session of the general court shall be approved.
CACR 21 - AS INTRODUCED - Page 2 - [Art.] 11.
[Art.] 11.
[Elections and Elective Franchises.] All elections are to be free, and every legal resident of the state of 18 years of age and upwards shall have an equal right to vote in any election.
[Elections and Elective Franchises.] All elections are to be free, and every inhabitant CACR 21 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE - Page 2 - of the state who is a United States citizen of 18 years of age and upwards shall have an equal right to vote in any election.
Every person shall be considered a qualified voter for the purposes of voting in the town, ward, or unincorporated place where he has his domicile only if they are 18 years of age and upwards and actually reside in the place they claim as a domicile.
Every person shall be considered an inhabitant for the purposes of voting in the town, ward, or unincorporated place where he or she has his or her domicile.
IF THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED, the constitution will guarantee the right of all United States citizens who are 18 years or older to vote in the place they claim as domicile, so long as they actually reside in the place they claim as domicile.
IF THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED, the constitution will guarantees the right of all inhabitants of the state who are United States citizens and are 18 years or older to vote in the place in which they are domiciled.
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Action History

  1. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0455h: MF RC 184-146 Lacking Necessary Three-Fifths Vote 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 140

  2. Amendment # 2026-0455h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 139

  3. Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

  4. Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0455h (NT) 02/03/2026 (Vote 10-5; RC) HC 10 P. 39

  5. Executive Session: 02/03/2026 10:10 am GP 158

  6. Public Hearing: 01/27/2026 11:20 am GP 158

  7. Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 40

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 406 not signed on · 138 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (406)

406 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 184 Yea · 146 Nay · 59 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1730032
Democrat 2138026
Unaffiliated 7200
Independent 0001
Total 182140059
% of votes cast 48%37%0%15%
How each member voted (381)
Member Party Vote
Susan C DeLemus — Yea
Thomas L Kaczynski — Yea
Kimberly A Rice — Yea
Lisa M Freeman — Yea
Paul P Dargie — Nay
Patrick N Long — Nay
Matt R Sabourin dit Choinière — Yea
Gary L. Daniels — Yea
Tom D Mannion — Yea
Alexis Simpson Democrat Nay
Alice Wade Democrat Nay
Alicia Gregg Democrat Nay
Alissandra Murray Democrat Nay
Allan Howland Democrat Nay
Allison Knab Democrat Nay
Amy Malone Democrat Not Voting
Anita Burroughs Democrat Nay
Barry Faulkner Democrat Nay
Beth Richards Democrat Nay
Bill Bolton Democrat Nay
Billie Butler Democrat Nay
Brian Sullivan Democrat Nay
Buzz Scherr Democrat Nay
Carrie Sorensen Democrat Nay
Carry Spier Democrat Nay
Cassandra Levesque Democrat Nay
Catherine Rombeau Democrat Nay
Catherine Sofikitis Democrat Not Voting
Cathryn Harvey Democrat Nay
Chris McAleer Democrat Nay
Chris Muns Democrat Nay
Christal Lloyd Democrat Nay
Christine Seibert Democrat Nay
Christopher Herbert Democrat Nay
Connie Lane Democrat Nay
Dale Swanson Democrat Not Voting
Dan Bergeron Democrat Nay
Daniel LeClerc Democrat Nay
Daniel Veilleux Democrat Nay
David Fracht Democrat Not Voting
David Luneau Democrat Nay
David Meuse Democrat Nay
David Nagel Democrat Nay
David Paige Democrat Nay
David Preece Democrat Nay
Dennis Malloy Democrat Nay
Dick Ames Democrat Nay
Dru Fox Democrat Nay
Efstathia Booras Democrat Not Voting
Eileen Kelly Democrat Nay
Eleana Colby Democrat Not Voting
Ellen Read Democrat Nay
Ellen Rockmore Democrat Nay
Eric Gallager Democrat Nay
Eric Turer Democrat Nay
Erica de Vries Democrat Nay
Erik Johnson Democrat Nay
Erin Kerwin Democrat Nay
Fred Davis Democrat Nay
Gaby Grossman Democrat Not Voting
Gary Gilmore Democrat Nay
Gary Woods Democrat Nay
Geoffrey Smith Democrat Not Voting
George Sykes Democrat Nay
Gerald Ward Democrat Nay
Gregory Sargent Democrat Nay
Heath Howard Democrat Nay
Heather Baldwin Democrat Not Voting
Heather Raymond Democrat Nay
Hope Damon Democrat Nay
James Gruber Democrat Not Voting
James MacKay Democrat Not Voting
James Newsom Democrat Nay
James Roesener Democrat Nay
Janet Lucas Democrat Nay
Janet Wall Democrat Nay
Jared Sullivan Democrat Not Voting
Jean Jeudy Democrat Not Voting
Jennifer Mandelbaum Democrat Yea
Jerry Stringham Democrat Nay
Jessica Grill Democrat Nay
Jessica LaMontagne Democrat Nay
Jim Maggiore Democrat Nay
Jim Snodgrass Democrat Nay
Jodi Newell Democrat Nay
John Cloutier Democrat Nay
John Larochelle Democrat Nay
John Stone Democrat Nay
Jonah Wheeler Democrat Yea
Julie Gilman Democrat Nay
Karen Ebel Democrat Nay
Karen Hegner Democrat Not Voting
Kat McGhee Democrat Nay
Kathy Staub Democrat Nay
Kris Schultz Democrat Nay
Laura Telerski Democrat Nay
Laurel Stavis Democrat Nay
Lee Ann Kluger Democrat Nay
Lily Foss Democrat Nay
Linda DiSilvestro Democrat Nay
Linda Harriott-Gathright Democrat Nay
Linda Ryan Democrat Nay
Loren Foxx Democrat Nay
Loren Selig Democrat Nay
Louis Juris Democrat Nay
Lucius Parshall Democrat Nay
Lucy Weber Democrat Nay
Luz Bay Democrat Nay
Manoj Chourasia Democrat Nay
Marc Plamondon Democrat Not Voting
Marjorie Smith Democrat Not Voting
Mark MacKenzie Democrat Nay
Mark Paige Democrat Not Voting
Mark Vallone Democrat Not Voting
Martin Jack Democrat Nay
Mary Georges Democrat Nay
Mary Hakken-Phillips Democrat Nay
Mary Jane Wallner Democrat Nay
Matthew Hicks Democrat Not Voting
Matthew Wilhelm Democrat Nay
Megan Murray Democrat Nay
Merryl Gibbs Democrat Nay
Michael Cahill Democrat Nay
Michael Edgar Democrat Nay
Molly Howard Democrat Not Voting
Muriel Hall Democrat Nay
Myles England Democrat Not Voting
Nancy Murphy Democrat Nay
Ned Raynolds Democrat Nay
Nicholas Germana Democrat Nay
Nicole Leapley Democrat Nay
Paige Beauchemin Democrat Nay
Patricia Cornell Democrat Not Voting
Paul Berch Democrat Nay
Peggy Balboni Democrat Not Voting
Peter Bixby Democrat Nay
Peter Leishman Democrat Nay
Peter Lovett Democrat Not Voting
Peter Petrigno Democrat Nay
Peter Schmidt Democrat Nay
Philip Jones Democrat Nay
Ray Newman Democrat Nay
Rosemarie Rung Democrat Nay
Russell Muirhead Democrat Nay
Sallie Fellows Democrat Nay
Samantha Jacobs Democrat Nay
Sanjeev Manohar Democrat Nay
Santosh Salvi Democrat Nay
Seth Miller Democrat Nay
Stephanie Grund Democrat Nay
Stephanie Payeur Democrat Not Voting
Stephen Woodcock Democrat Nay
Sue Newman Democrat Nay
Susan Almy Democrat Nay
Susan Elberger Democrat Nay
Suzanne Chretien Democrat Nay
Terri O'Rorke Democrat Nay
Terry Spahr Democrat Nay
Thomas Buco Democrat Not Voting
Thomas Cormen Democrat Nay
Thomas Schamberg Democrat Nay
Thomas Southworth Democrat Nay
Timothy Horrigan Democrat Nay
Timothy Soucy Democrat Nay
Toni Weinstein Democrat Nay
Tony Caplan Democrat Nay
Tracy Bricchi Democrat Nay
Trinidad Tellez Democrat Nay
Wayne Burton Democrat Nay
Wayne Pearson Democrat Nay
Wendy Thomas Democrat Nay
Will Darby Democrat Nay
William Dolan Democrat Nay
William Palmer Democrat Nay
Zoe Manos Democrat Nay
Aidan Ankarberg Independent Not Voting
Aboul Khan Republican Yea
Adam Presa Republican Not Voting
Alvin See Republican Yea
Andrew Prout Republican Yea
Arnold Davis Republican Yea
Barbara Comtois Republican Yea
Bill Boyd Republican Yea
Bill Ohm Republican Yea
Bob Lynn Republican Yea
Brian Cole Republican Yea
Brian Labrie Republican Yea
Brian Nadeau Republican Yea
Brian Seaworth Republican Yea
Brian Taylor Republican Yea
Bryan Morse Republican Not Voting
Calvin Beaulier Republican Yea
Carol McGuire Republican Yea
Catherine Kenny Republican Yea
Charles Foote Republican Yea
Charles McMahon Republican Yea
Charles Melvin Republican Yea
Cindy Bennett Republican Not Voting
Claudine Burnham Republican Yea
Clayton Wood Republican Yea
Cyril Aures Republican Not Voting
Dale Girard Republican Not Voting
Dan McGuire Republican Yea
Daniel Popovici-Muller Republican Yea
Darrell Louis Republican Yea
David Love Republican Not Voting
David Lundgren Republican Not Voting
David Milz Republican Yea
David Walker Republican Yea
Deborah Aylward Republican Yea
Debra DeSimone Republican Yea
Denis Murphy Republican Yea
Denise DeDe-Poulin Republican Not Voting
Dennis Mannion Republican Yea
Diane Kelley Republican Yea
Diane Pauer Republican Yea
Dick Thackston Republican Not Voting
Dillon Dumont Republican Yea
Donald McFarlane Republican Yea
Donald Selby Republican Yea
Douglas Thomas Republican Yea
Douglas Trottier Republican Not Voting
Erica Layon Republican Yea
Ernesto Gonzalez Republican Not Voting
George Grant Republican Yea
Gerald Griffin Republican Yea
Glen Aldrich Republican Yea
Glenn Bailey Republican Yea
Gregory Hill Republican Yea
Henry Giasson Republican Yea
JD Bernardy Republican Yea
Jack Flanagan Republican Yea
James Creighton Republican Yea
James Guzofski Republican Yea
James Qualey Republican Yea
James Spillane Republican Yea
James Summers Republican Yea
James Thibault Republican Yea
James Tierney Republican Not Voting
Jason Osborne Republican Yea
Jay Markell Republican Not Voting
Jeanine Notter Republican Not Voting
Jeffrey Tenczar Republican Yea
Jennifer Rhodes Republican Not Voting
Jeremy Slottje Republican Yea
Jess Edwards Republican Yea
Jim Fedolfi Republican Yea
Jim Kofalt Republican Yea
Jodi Nelson Republican Yea
Joe Alexander Republican Yea
Joe Sweeney Republican Yea
John Hunt Republican Yea
John Janigian Republican Not Voting
John Leavitt Republican Not Voting
John MacDonald Republican Yea
John Potucek Republican Yea
John Schneller Republican Yea
John Sellers Republican Yea
John Suiter Republican Yea
John Sytek Republican Yea
Jonathan Smith Republican Not Voting
Jordan Ulery Republican Yea
Jose Cambrils Republican Not Voting
Joseph Barton Republican Yea
Joseph Guthrie Republican Yea
Joseph Hamblen Republican Yea
Judy Aron Republican Yea
Julie Miles Republican Yea
Juliet Harvey-Bolia Republican Yea
Julius Soti Republican Yea
Karel Crawford Republican Yea
Katelyn Kuttab Republican Yea
Katherine Prudhomme-O'Brien Republican Yea
Kathleen Paquette Republican Yea
Katy Peternel Republican Yea
Keith Ammon Republican Yea
Keith Erf Republican Yea
Kelley Potenza Republican Yea
Kenneth Weyler Republican Yea
Kevin Scully Republican Yea
Kevin Verville Republican Yea
Kristin Noble Republican Yea
Kristine Perez Republican Yea
Larry Gagne Republican Yea
Laurence Miner Republican Yea
Len Turcotte Republican Yea
Lex Berezhny Republican Yea
Lilli Walsh Republican Yea
Linda Franz Republican Yea
Linda Gould Republican Yea
Linda McGrath Republican Yea
Lino Avellani Republican Yea
Lisa Mazur Republican Yea
Lisa Post Republican Yea
Liz Barbour Republican Yea
Lori Korzen Republican Yea
Lorie Ball Republican Yea
Louise Andrus Republican Yea
Marc Tremblay Republican Yea
Margaret Drye Republican Yea
Marie Louise Bjelobrk Republican Yea
Mark McLean Republican Yea
Mark Pearson Republican Yea
Mark Proulx Republican Yea
Mark Warden Republican Not Voting
Mary Ford Republican Not Voting
Mary Murphy Republican Yea
Matt Drew Republican Yea
Matthew Coker Republican Yea
Matthew Pitaro Republican Yea
Maureen Mooney Republican Yea
Melissa Litchfield Republican Yea
Michael Aron Republican Yea
Michael Granger Republican Yea
Michael Harrington Republican Yea
Michael Moffett Republican Yea
Mike Belcher Republican Yea
Mike Bordes Republican Yea
Mike Drago Republican Yea
Mike Ouellet Republican Yea
Nicholas Bridle Republican Yea
Pam Brown Republican Yea
Paul Terry Republican Yea
Paul Tudor Republican Yea
Pete Morency Republican Not Voting
Peter Mehegan Republican Yea
Peter Varney Republican Not Voting
Phyllis Katsakiores Republican Yea
Pierre Dupont Republican Yea
Ralph Boehm Republican Yea
Raymond Peeples Republican Yea
Raymond Plante Republican Yea
Rich Nalevanko Republican Yea
Richard Brown Republican Yea
Richard Lascelles Republican Yea
Richard Tripp Republican Yea
Riché Colcombe Republican Yea
Rick Ladd Republican Not Voting
Ricky Devoid Republican Yea
Rita Mattson Republican Yea
Robert Harb Republican Yea
Robert Wherry Republican Yea
Robley Hall Republican Yea
Ron Dunn Republican Not Voting
Ross Berry Republican Yea
Russell Dumais Republican Not Voting
Samuel Farrington Republican Yea
Sayra DeVito Republican Yea
Scott Bryer Republican Yea
Sean Durkin Republican Yea
Seth King Republican Yea
Shane Sirois Republican Yea
Sheri Minor Republican Not Voting
Sherman Packard Republican Not Voting
Sherri Reinfurt Republican Yea
Skip Rollins Republican Yea
Sly Karasinski Republican Yea
Stephen Boyd Republican Yea
Stephen Pearson Republican Yea
Steven Bogert Republican Yea
Steven Kesselring Republican Yea
Steven Smith Republican Not Voting
Susan DeRoy Republican Yea
Susan Porcelli Republican Yea
Susan Vandecasteele Republican Yea
Tanya Donnelly Republican Yea
Ted Gorski Republican Yea
Terry Roy Republican Not Voting
Thomas Walsh Republican Yea
Tim Mannion Republican Not Voting
Tom Dolan Republican Not Voting
Tom Ploszaj Republican Yea
Travis Corcoran Republican Yea
Travis Toner Republican Yea
Valerie McDonnell Republican Yea
Vanessa Sheehan Republican Yea
Vicki Wilson Republican Yea
Walter Spilsbury Republican Yea
Wayne Hemingway Republican Yea
Wayne MacDonald Republican Yea
Yury Polozov Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does CACR 21 do?
(New Title) voting eligibility.
Who sponsors CACR 21?
CACR 21 is sponsored by Tim McGough (Republican), Kelley Potenza (Republican), Claudine Burnham (Republican), Keith Murphy (Republican), Timothy Lang (Republican), Ross Berry (Republican), Daniel Innis (Republican), James Qualey (Republican), and James Guzofski (Republican).
What is the current status of CACR 21?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced December 01, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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