New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

CACR 5 — relating to absentee ballots. Providing that no excuse shall be needed by the voter to receive an absentee ballot.

Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 201-169 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 42

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 201-169 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 42

  2. Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass

  3. Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/11/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)

  4. Executive Session: 02/11/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308

  5. Public Hearing: 02/04/2025 10:00 am LOB 306-308

  6. Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 18

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 413 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (413)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors CACR 5?
CACR 5 is sponsored by Connie Lane (Democrat) and Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democrat).
What is the current status of CACR 5?
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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