HB 172 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0151
08/09
HOUSE BILL 172
AN ACT restricting undeclared voters from same-day voting in a presidential or state primary.
SPONSORS: Rep. Sellers, Graf. 18; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34; Rep. Terry, Belk. 7; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 13; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Verville, Rock. 2; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 29
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill restricts undeclared voters from registering with a party on the same day of a primary in order to vote in a presidential or state primary election.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0151
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT restricting undeclared voters from same-day voting in a presidential or state primary.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Change of Registration; Same Day; Undeclared Voters. Amend RSA 654:34-a, III to read as follows:
III. No application for a change of party affiliation shall be accepted on the day of a primary election, except as provided in RSA 654:34, I[ and II].
2 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 654:34, II(b), relative to same day change of registration for undeclared voters.
II. RSA 654:34, III, relative to same day change of registration for undeclared voters.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 11, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
March 26, 2025: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10
March 17, 2025: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 17 P. 12
Feb. 12, 2025: Executive Session: 02/18/2025 10:10 am LOB 306-308
Feb. 7, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/11/2025 01:40 pm LOB 306-308
Jan. 6, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 9