NH House Testimony

CACR21

House · 2026 sessionRepublicanDied in House

Constitutional right to vote where domiciled

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Amends the constitution to recognize the right of United States citizens 18 years or older to vote in the place they claim as domicile, provided they actually reside there.

(New Title) voting eligibility.

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Status

Recommended for passage but never voted; died at adjournment · March 11, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. On the ballot

Division of testimony

140 submissions
Support 12Oppose 128Neutral 0
Mary DownesOpposeMadbuy, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

This bill is unnecssary and should be opposed.

Deborah BrussOpposeConcord, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

Jennifer legierOpposeCampton, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

yet another voter suppression bill.

Susan AlmyOpposeLebanon, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

Students at age 18-22 are at a pivotal moment in their lives. They may have come from families in Texas and decide they want to stay here the rest of their lives. They may have grown up here but want to move to Utah. Especially if you deny them the ability to vote while they're here, given the state of the USPS.

Daniel GialanellaSupportChester, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

I support this bill because only US citizens and NH residents should be eligible to vote in our elections.

Shirley MontgomeryOpposeHanover, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

I don't think there needs to be a NH constitutional amendment regarding who has a right to vote when it is already established by law.

Jeffrey DicklerOpposeRindge, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

We need to make voting easier not harder.

David HoltOpposeSOMERSWORTH, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

This is ridiculous, and racist

Pamela HardersSupportManchester, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

OTPA - This bill should be amended to specify naturally-born citizenship. Thanks for supporting this issue.

Linda BundyOpposeAntrim, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

Julie ZimmerOpposePeeterborough, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

Why would you not want young voters to participate in Democracy? There is no evidence that voters who live in a dorm are incompetent or somehow cheaters - this bill is Inexpedient to legislate.

Mary CadwalladerOpposeHanover, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

What are you planning next? A poll tax? Leave voters' rights in place.

Frances BelcherOpposeCampton, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

I oppose this bill on the grounds that it limits voters’ rights to vote in NH. College students and absentee voters will be negatively impacted by this bill. I oppose this bill.

Sharon RacusinOpposeHanover, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

These stipulations are already US law.

Donna TullyOpposeLittleton, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

I oppose this bill on principle for the good of NH voters regarding taxes.

Ann YenchickOpposeNorth Hampton, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

We need to increase not decrease the business profits tax

Daniel RichardsonSupportNashua, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

Why does change I read: "...and every [inhabitant] United States citizen of the state..." and then change IV read: "...and every legal resident of the state..."? This makes no sense! Fix this!

Corinne DodgeOpposeDerry, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

This is one of those bills which solves a problem with doesn't exist. What it will do however, is to unnecessarily create barriers and confusion for eligible overseas voters.

Irene GrandOpposeStrafford, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

Please work to make voting easier for people, not more difficult.

BONNIE BRUNOOpposeHOLLIS, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

OPPOSE — Unnecessary constitutional amendment that addresses a non-existent problem, reinforces false narratives about voter eligibility, and lays groundwork for future voting restrictions.

Debora HatcherOpposeDover, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

This is another alarming and unnecessary bill. Federal law provides for US citizens to vote where they reside. NH's onerous 1569 already requires citizens living in NH to provide proof of domicile. It is a simple concept. Is is not necessary to create new concepts like "legal resident" for citizens. A law stating that citizens must "reside in the place they claim as domicile" is not necessary. There is no good reason for a bill like this. I suspect the goal is to simply create more confusion and difficulty around the election process. Please stop spending time trying to make life even harder for NH voters.

Karen BemisOpposeBristol, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

My name is Karen and I live and vote in Bristol. I OPPOSE this law because this bill seeks to put into the NH Constitution things that are already in law - that one must be a citizen and legal resident of a community to vote. This is already the case.

Andrea PowersOpposeBristol, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

I adamantly oppose this bill which seeks to put into the NH Constitution things that are ALREADY in law and widely believed. This is a complete waste of time for discussion

Diana McNabbOpposePortsmouth, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

I oppose this bill that would invoke a Constitutional amendment revising the requirements to vote, adding U.S. citizenship and "actually reside in the place they claim as domicile." Registrants already swear, by signing the form, that the voting registration information they provide is accurate.

Steven BorneOpposeRye, NHfor MyselfJan 27, 2026

Domicile is where you chose to participate for your civic engagement. There are countless situations where my current town is the One and ONLY place I vote, but for some points in time I may be living in a location that is not my domicile and would never vote there. What we need is everyone to be voting in one place. Participation and taking responsibility for all of the government we buy needs to be the priority, not trying to exclude people.