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CACR14 Relating to qualifications for office. Providing that candidates of the office of governor, state senator, and state representative shall be citizens of the United States.

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Relating to qualifications for office. Providing that candidates of the office of governor, state senator, and state representative shall be citizens of the United States.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

5

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
💰

Your Wallet

No direct financial impact.

5
🏘️

Your Community

Largely symbolic since non-citizens rarely run for state office; codifies an existing practical norm.

4
⚖️

Your Freedom

Adds a constitutional restriction on who can run for office, narrowing the candidate pool.

Status

Ought to Pass: Motion Failed Regular Calendar 182-157 Lacking Necessary Three-Fifths Vote 03/05/2026 House Journal 6 P. 109

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Katelyn Kuttab (R)

The Short Version

Constitutional amendment requiring candidates for governor, state senator, and state representative to be U.S. citizens. Failed to achieve the required three-fifths supermajority despite receiving majority support.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Proponents of citizenship-based eligibility requirements

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Legal permanent residents who might wish to run for state office

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

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 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 179 for , 2 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 3 for , 155 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) 2026-03-05
Passed

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

179R + 3D
Voted to Pass (182)
2R + 155D
Voted Against (157)
38
Absent
15
Not voting
Show all 392 individual votes

Voted Yea (182)

Republicans (179)
Democrats (3)

Voted Nay (157)

Republicans (2)
Democrats (155)
Absent (38)

Alicia Gregg (D) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , David Nagel (R) , Dick Thackston (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , James Tierney (R) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , John Suiter (R) , Karen Hegner (D) , Kathleen Paquette (R) , Katy Peternel (R) , Kevin Verville (R) , Kimberly Rice (R) , Linda Franz (R) , Linda Ryan (D) , Lorie Ball (R) , Matt Drew (R) , Matthew Coker (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Lovett (D) , Peter Morency (R) , Peter Varney (R) , Pierre Dupont (R) , Russell Muirhead (D) , Sayra Devito (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Sherman Packard (R) , Stephanie Payeur (D) , Terry Roy (R) , Thomas Buco (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R)

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

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