New Hampshire HB 1330: allowing all registered voters to vote in state and presidential primaries regardless of declared party affiliation.

Status: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 23 (as of 2026-03-11)

State: New Hampshire · Session: 2026 · Bill: HB 1330

Sponsors: Matthew Coker, Nicholas Bridle, Dale Girard, Matthew Hicks, Alissandra Murray, Daniel Veilleux, Kimberly Rice

Bill Text

HB 1330 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2911

 08/06

HOUSE BILL 1330

AN ACT allowing all registered voters to vote in state and presidential primaries regardless of declared party affiliation.

SPONSORS: Rep. Coker, Belk. 2; Rep. Bridle, Rock. 29; Rep. Girard, Sull. 6; Rep. Hicks, Merr. 24; Rep. A. Murray, Hills. 20; Rep. Veilleux, Hills. 34; Rep. Rice, Hills. 38

COMMITTEE: Election Law

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ANALYSIS

 This bill allows all registered voters to vote in state and presidential primaries regardless of declared party affiliation.

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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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2911

 08/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT allowing all registered voters to vote in state and presidential primaries regardless of declared party affiliation.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 Primary Voting; State and Presidential Primaries; All Voters May Vote. RSA 659:14 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 

 659:14 Special Provisions for State and Presidential Primary Elections. A person desiring to vote at a state or presidential primary election shall, at the time of announcing the person&rsquo;s name, request the ballot of the party in whose primary the person wishes to vote. Any registered voter, regardless of declared party affiliation or undeclared status, may choose to vote in the primary election of any recognized political party. No person shall be permitted to vote in more than one party&rsquo;s primary during the same election. 

 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

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