CACR 4 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

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.

This constitutional amendment (CACR 4) would change New Hampshire's voting eligibility requirements by requiring voters to be U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years old and actually live in the community they claim as their home. It replaces the current constitutional term "inhabitant" with "legal resident citizen" and adds a requirement that voters must physically reside where they claim domicile. If approved, this would affect all voters in local, state, and federal elections by explicitly tying voting rights to both citizenship and actual physical residence in the voting jurisdiction. The amendment must be approved by voters in the 2026 general election to take effect.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
Floor votes · House Jan 7, 2026

How they voted

9794
Passed · 32 other
Total votes 223
Jan 7, 2026
D Democratic107
94 Nay 13
87% Nay
I Independent2
1 Yea 1
50% Yea
R Republican114
96 Yea 18
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jan 7, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-94-32)
house
Jan 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-2937h: MF RC 184-157 Lacking Necessary Three-Fifths Vote 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 155
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-2937h: AA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 154
lower
Nov 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Nov 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2937h 09/16/2025 (Vote 10-7; RC) HC 51 P. 30
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Retained in Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
==CANCELLED== Subcommittee Work Session: 02/14/2025 09:30 am LOB 306-308
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 18
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jordan Ulery
Jordan Ulery
RRepublican
NH
Hillsborough 13