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HB 364 · 2025 · House · Election Law Committee

Ending ballot delivery to nursing homes

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relative to ballots delivered to elder care facilities.

Repeals the statutory procedure requiring town and city clerks to deliver absentee ballots directly to residents of nursing homes and elder care facilities.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill repeals the procedure for clerks to deliver absentee ballots to residents of nursing homes or elder care facilities.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Connie LaneDPrimeRanking Member· Election Law
  • Rep. Russell MuirheadDDeputy Ranking Member· Election Law

Also: Rep. Gerald WardD

Public testimony

432 signed in online · 166 wrote testimony

16% support84% oppose0% neutral

AgainstBill disenfranchises elderly and disabled voters (voter suppression)

AI-generatedLeading arguments, summarized by the testimony tool.

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“Our elders should not be disenfranchised from their right to vote. Ballots should be delivered to elder care facilities. Many of these elders have fought in wars for our democracy, or held down the fort at home while a spouse was away.…”
— Debra Green, Greenvillesupports
“Limiting the delivery of ballots to certain officials limits the ability of these residents to vote.”
— Francis Oscadal, Lebanonsupports
“I support this bill. All legitimate citizens should be able to vote even if they are nable to get to the polls.”
— Kevin O'Neill, SALISBURYsupports
“I. strongly oppose this Bill. This change will encourage fraud. This Bill needs to be stopped”
— Gordon Springate, Wiltonopposes
“Why are you making it harder for our seniors to vote. Just because they are in an assisted care facility doesn’t mean they can’t vote. Why are you making these STUPID BILLS to make it harder to vote. Opposed to this stupid bill”
— Donna Cusick, Hudsonopposes
“Why repeal the procedure for clerks to deliver absentee ballots to residents of nursing homes or elder care facilities?…”
— Cora Quisumbing-King, Doveropposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 11, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate18–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Election Law5:02:54–5:08:505m 56slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Public Hearing; Executive Session
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Election Law HJ 2 P. 16
  2. Feb 11, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/11/2025 03:00 pm LOB 306-308
  3. Feb 11, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/11/2025 03:00 pm LOB 306-308
  4. Feb 11, 2025HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/11/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 14 P. 7
  5. Mar 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 8

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.