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HB1388 • 2026

relative to the form of ballot for amendments to the constitution.

relative to the form of ballot for amendments to the constitution.

Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Robert Wherry (R), Donald McFarlane (R), Clayton Wood (R), Claudine Burnham (R), Matt Sabourin dit Choinière (R)
Last action
2026-06-09
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

relative to the form of ballot for amendments to the constitution.

relative to the form of ballot for amendments to the constitution.

What This Bill Does

  • relative to the form of ballot for amendments to the constitution.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-09 H

    Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/05/2026; Chapter 121; eff.06/05/20256

  2. 2026-05-21 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13

  3. 2026-05-21 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 05/14/2026 HJ 13

  4. 2026-04-07 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/16/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 14

  5. 2026-04-07 S

    Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/16/2026; SJ 9

  6. 2026-03-25 S

    Hearing: 04/01/2026, Room 103, SH, 02:15 pm; SC 12

  7. 2026-03-17 S

    Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7

  8. 2026-03-11 H

    Ought to Pass : MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 23

  9. 2026-03-04 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/17/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC) HC 10 P. 15

  10. 2026-02-17 H

    Executive Session: 02/17/2026 01:40 pm GP 158

  11. 2026-02-05 H

    Public Hearing: 02/10/2026 11:20 am GP 158

  12. 2025-12-04 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 18

Official Summary Text

relative to the form of ballot for amendments to the constitution.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 121
HB 1388 - FINAL VERSION

2026 SESSION
26-3190
08/07

HOUSE BILL
1388

AN ACT
relative to the form of ballot for amendments to the constitution.

SPONSORS: Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13; Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. McFarlane, Graf. 18; Rep. Sabourin dit Choiniere, Rock. 30; Rep. Wood, Merr. 13

COMMITTEE: Election Law

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ANALYSIS

This bill limits the form of ballot for amendments to the constitution to one amendment per question.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-3190
08/07

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to the form of ballot for amendments to the constitution.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

121:1 Form of Ballot. Amend RSA 663:3 to read as follows:
663:3 Form of Ballot. The following words shall be printed above the constitutional amendment questions on all ballots containing such questions: "Questions Relating to Constitutional Amendments Proposed by the Convention to Revise the Constitution" or "Questions Relating to Constitutional Amendments Proposed by the Legislature to Revise the Constitution," whichever is appropriate. A constitutional question shall include, in the text of the question, the text of the article of the constitution as it is proposed to be amended, and the results of the vote taken on ordering the proposed amendment to third reading in both the senate and the house of representatives or at the constitutional convention, whichever is appropriate.
In all circumstances, each constitutional amendment question shall be presented in a manner that the voter is making a single choice on a single constitutional amendment question. Under no circumstance shall a voter be asked to make a single vote on multiple constitutional amendment questions.

121:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 05, 2026
Effective Date: June 05, 2026