New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB289: regarding domicile qualifications for voting.
Status: Failed, January 7, 2026
What the bill says
An act regarding domicile qualifications for voting. Rep. Wood, Merr. 13 COMMITTEE: Election Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill: I. Prevents a person from claiming domicile if that person is a legal dependent of a person who does not live in New Hampshire. II. Clarifies that obtaining a driver's license or registering a motor vehicle is intent of maintaining continuous presence within New Hampshire. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 8, 2025:
AN ACT regarding domicile qualifications for voting. Rep. Wood, Merr. 13 COMMITTEE: Election Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill: I. Prevents a person from claiming domicile if that person is a legal dependent of a person who does not live in New Hampshire. II. Clarifies that obtaining a driver's license or registering a motor vehicle is intent of maintaining continuous presence within New Hampshire. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 25-0644 07/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT regarding domicile qualifications for voting. I. Every inhabitant of the state, having a single established domicile for voting purposes, being a citizen of the United States, of the …
Sponsors
- Suraj Budathoki (D, 40) · primary sponsor
- Aboul Khan (R, 30)