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Senate approves asking voters whether broad-based taxes should require a supermajority
Senate · February 19, 2026
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Summary
The Senate voted to send CACR 12 to the voters, asking whether broad-based taxes should require a supermajority of the General Court; passage in the Senate was 16–8 after extended floor debate about definitions and democratic consequences.
The Senate approved CACR 12, a concurrent resolution that would place before voters the question of whether the New Hampshire Constitution should be amended to require a supermajority of the General Court to enact any broad-based tax.
Senator Lang, presenting the finance committee report, framed the resolution…
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