New Hampshire HB 1106: requiring the public disclosure of the citizenship of a candidate for public office.

Bill Text

HB 1106 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2524

 08/06

HOUSE BILL 1106

AN ACT requiring the public disclosure of the citizenship of a candidate for public office.

SPONSORS: Rep. Sabourin dit Choiniere, Rock. 30; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Rep. Barton, Graf. 1; Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 36; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Rep. Khan, Rock. 30; Rep. Kuttab, Rock. 17; Rep. Tom Mannion, Hills. 1; Rep. McFarlane, Graf. 18; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13

COMMITTEE: Election Law

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ANALYSIS

 This bill requires the public disclosure of the citizenship of a candidate for public office.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2524

 08/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT requiring the public disclosure of the citizenship of a candidate for public office.

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

 1 Citizenship; General Qualifications for Office. Amend RSA 655:1 to read as follows:

 655:1 Citizenship. 

 To hold any elective office in the state, a person must be a citizen of the United States, either by birth or by naturalization and shall declare to the secretary of state, under oath or affirmation, whether there are any states or nations other than New Hampshire and the United States of America which may consider him or her to be a citizen, based on their knowledge or reasonable belief. If the answer is affirmative, such person shall identify such states or nations along with a short statement of explanation including the basis for citizenship, the date such citizenship was acquired if such date is known, and any other facts the person believes may be pertinent for each.

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