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HB 1284 · 2026 · House · Election Law Committee

Voter birth year on checklist

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requiring the inclusion of a voter's year of birth on the voter checklist.

Requires that a voter's year of birth be included as an entry on the state's voter checklist.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 11, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires the inclusion of a voter's year of birth on the voter checklist.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Linda McGrathRPrime

Public testimony

151 signed in online · 23 wrote testimony

2% support98% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Rape kits provide essential evidence, which must be properly handled and preserved in order for victims to have access to to everything which brings them the best chance for justice, and healing.”
— Marcus Hansen, Alsteadsupports
“I oppose HB1284 because there is absolutely no valid basis for including year of birth on the voter registration checklist. All that matters is if the person is at least 18 years old and therefore old enough to vote.…”
— Cotten Smith, Eppingopposes
“stop gerrymandering and destroying our representative democracy”
— Gregory Davis, Salemopposes
“Just one more bit of data to be tracked by heaven knows who.”
— Sharon Beaty, Keeneopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-01-2010:00 amHouse Election LawGP 158Public hearing
  • 2026-01-2710:10 amHouse Election LawGP 158Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 13
  2. Jan 20, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/20/2026 11:00 am GP 158
  3. Jan 27, 2026House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/27/2026 10:10 am GP 158
  4. Feb 3, 2026HouseFull Committee Work Session: 02/03/2026 09:15 am GP 153
  5. Mar 3, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 03/03/2026 10:10 am GP 158
  6. Mar 3, 2026House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/03/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 10 P. 14
  7. Mar 11, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 22

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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