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CACR11 Relating to sheriffs. Providing that there shall be no age limitation for a person to hold the office of county sheriff.

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Relating to sheriffs. Providing that there shall be no age limitation for a person to hold the office of county sheriff.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

6

Overall Impact Score

Mixed

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

No financial impact on residents.

6
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Your Community

Expands the candidate pool for sheriff, letting voters decide rather than imposing arbitrary age restrictions.

7
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Your Freedom

Removes an age-based restriction on running for elected office, expanding democratic participation.

Status

Ought to Pass: Motion Failed Regular Calendar 199-157 Lacking Necessary Three-Fifths Vote 04/23/2026 House Journal 11

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Tara Reardon (D)

The Short Version

Removes the age limitation for holding the office of county sheriff. Passed near-unanimously in committee. This is an anti-age-discrimination measure allowing voters to choose any qualified candidate regardless of age.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Older law enforcement professionals wanting to run for sheriff
  • ▲ Voters who want a wider candidate pool

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Minimal -- the electorate still chooses the sheriff

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 177 for , 17 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 22 for , 140 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Ought to Pass (passage vote) 2026-04-23
Passed

YES = Pass the bill. NO = Reject the bill.

177R + 22D
Voted to Pass (199)
17R + 140D
Voted Against (157)
24
Absent
13
Not voting
Show all 393 individual votes

Voted Yea (199)

Republicans (177)
Democrats (22)

Voted Nay (157)

Republicans (17)
Democrats (140)
Absent (24)

Allan Howland (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathy Kenny (R) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Dennis Malloy (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Sellers (R) , Kate Murray (D) , Laura Telerski (D) , Laurel Stavis (D) , Laurence Miner (R) , Leonard Turcotte (R) , Mark Pearson (R) , Peter Morency (R) , Raymond Plante (R) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Stephanie Grund (D) , Susan Vandecasteele (R) , Ted Gorski (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Wayne Pearson (D)

Ought to Pass w/Amendment 2026-03-26
Passed

YES = Pass the bill. NO = Reject the bill.

16R + 7D
Voted to Pass (23)
0R + 1D
Voted Against (1)
0
Absent
0
Not voting
Show all 24 individual votes

Voted Nay (1)

Democrats (1)
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Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.

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