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House Election Law Committee advances several election bills; roll calls show mixed results

New Hampshire House Election Law Committee · February 18, 2026
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Summary

In an executive session following hearings, the committee recorded votes and recommendations on multiple election-related bills, including a 9–7 committee recommendation to advance HB 10-62 and unanimous or near-unanimous recommendations on several administrative election bills; members flagged drafting issues and requested follow-up reports.

The House Election Law Committee moved a slate of bills out of committee or placed them on the consent calendar during an executive session that followed public hearings on several measures.

Key outcomes recorded in committee proceedings included:

• House Bill 10-62 (random audits of voter citizenship): After debate and a failed amendment that would have (a) treated registrants with “no evidence” as presumed citizens and (b) required the Secretary of State to publish audit findings, the committee carried the underlying motion of "ought…

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