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SB 11 · 2025 · Senate · Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee

Electoral college vote allocation method

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relative to the allocation of electoral college votes.

Apportions New Hampshire's presidential electors so that two at-large electors cast ballots for the statewide plurality winner and the remaining electors cast ballots for the plurality winner in their respective congressional district.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 13, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill apportions the state's presidential electors so that 2 at-large presidential electors shall cast their ballots for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates who received the highest number of votes in the state, and congressional district presidential electors shall cast their ballots for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates who received the highest number of votes in their respective congressional districts.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“Presidential electors shall be nominated by state party conventions as provided in RSA 667:21.”
RSA 655:54
“The electors shall give their votes for president and vice-president of the United States in Concord on said day and shall proceed according to law.”
RSA 660:29
“Each party shall nominate 2 at-large presidential electors and one presidential elector for each congressional district.”
RSA 655:54
“Each at-large presidential elector shall cast his or her ballot for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates who received the highest number of votes in the state.”
RSA 660:29

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Bill GannonRPrimeChair· Judiciary
  • Sen. Victoria SullivanRVice Chair· Education
  • Sen. Kevin AvardRDeputy Majority Whip
  • Sen. Regina BirdsellRMajority Leader
  • Sen. Timothy LangRVice Chair· Election Law and Municipal Affairs
  • Sen. David RochefortRChair· Health and Human Services

Also: Sen. Tim McGoughR, Rep. Lilli WalshR

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 13, 2025SenateCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Feb 13, 2025SenateVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 14, 2025Public hearingSenate Election Law and Municipal Affairs4:19–5:271m 8slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Feb 13, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025SenIntroduced 01/08/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 2
  2. Jan 14, 2025SenHearing: 01/14/2025, Room 103, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 5
  3. Feb 13, 2025Sen: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 02/13/2025; SC 9
  4. Feb 13, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 02/13/2025; SJ 5

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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