New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1627: creating a single primary ballot.
Status: Failed, February 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act creating a single primary ballot. SPONSORS: Rep. Coker, Belk. 2 COMMITTEE: Election Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill creates a single party ballot for use in state and congressional primaries. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT creating a single primary ballot. SPONSORS: Rep. Coker, Belk. 2 COMMITTEE: Election Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill creates a single party ballot for use in state and congressional primaries. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2948 08/07 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT creating a single primary ballot. 1 Single Ballot Primaries. RSA 656:23 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 656:23 General Form. All candidates for an office shall be listed on a single primary ballot and all registered voters may vote for any candidate. A candidate for a state or federal office may have their political party preference or lack thereof …
Sponsors
- Matthew Coker (R, 2) · primary sponsor