Citizen in a RepublicNH House Testimony

CACR21

House · 2026 sessionRepublicanFailed 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.

CACRElections

Status

Failed to pass the House — the motion did not carry · March 11, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. House
  3. Senate
  4. On the ballot
Sponsors, hearings & roll-call votes

Division of testimony

140 submissions
Support 12Oppose 128Neutral 0

The record · every submission as filed

140 submissions
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Mary Downes
for Myself
Madbuy

This bill is unnecssary and should be opposed.

Oppose
Deborah Bruss
for Myself
Concord

Oppose
Jennifer legier
for Myself
Campton

yet another voter suppression bill.

Oppose
Susan Almy
for Myself
Lebanon

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.

Oppose
Daniel Gialanella
for Myself
Chester

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

Support
Shirley Montgomery
for Myself
Hanover

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.

Oppose
Jeffrey Dickler
for Myself
Rindge

We need to make voting easier not harder.

Oppose
David Holt
for Myself
SOMERSWORTH

This is ridiculous, and racist

Oppose
Pamela Harders
for Myself
Manchester

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

Support
Linda Bundy
for Myself
Antrim

Oppose
Julie Zimmer
for Myself
Peeterborough

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.

Oppose
Mary Cadwallader
for Myself
Hanover

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

Oppose
Frances Belcher
for Myself
Campton

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.

Oppose
Sharon Racusin
for Myself
Hanover

These stipulations are already US law.

Oppose
Donna Tully
for Myself
Littleton

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

Oppose
Ann Yenchick
for Myself
North Hampton

We need to increase not decrease the business profits tax

Oppose
Daniel Richardson
for Myself
Nashua

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!

Support
Corinne Dodge
for Myself
Derry

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.

Oppose
Irene Grand
for Myself
Strafford

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

Oppose
BONNIE BRUNO
for Myself
HOLLIS

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

Oppose
Debora Hatcher
for Myself
Dover

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.

Oppose
Karen Bemis
for Myself
Bristol

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.

Oppose
Andrea Powers
for Myself
Bristol

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

Oppose
Diana McNabb
for Myself
Portsmouth

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.

Oppose
Steven Borne
for Myself
Rye

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.

Oppose