New Hampshire HB1125: enabling school districts to adopt partisan school district elections.

What the bill says

An act enabling school districts to adopt partisan school district elections. Rep. Aylward, Merr. 5; Rep. Creighton, Hills. 30; Rep. Freeman, Belk. 8; Rep. Harvey-Bolia, Belk. 3; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16 COMMITTEE: Election Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill enables school districts to choose whether or not to adopt partisan school district elections. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.

From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:

AN ACT enabling school districts to adopt partisan school district elections. Rep. Aylward, Merr. 5; Rep. Creighton, Hills. 30; Rep. Freeman, Belk. 8; Rep. Harvey-Bolia, Belk. 3; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Panek, Hills. 1; Sen. McGough, Dist 11; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16 COMMITTEE: Election Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill enables school districts to choose whether or not to adopt partisan school district elections. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2626 08/06 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT enabling school districts to adopt partisan school district elections. 671:19 Filing. [All] For all districts which have adopted a non-partisan ballot system pursuant to RSA 671:30, the provisions …

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Sponsors

• Robert Wherry (R, 13) · primary sponsor
• Deborah Aylward (R, 5)