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CACR 21 Signed into law

Require Citizenship to Vote

146 Democrats voted AGAINST requiring citizenship to vote

What This Bill Does

Constitutional amendment specifying that only legal residents who are U.S. citizens and at least 18 years old may vote in NH elections.

The Full Story

CACR 21 passed 184-146. Only 2 Democrats voted to constitutionally require citizenship for voting. The amendment would enshrine in the NH Constitution what most Americans already assume is the law.

83% of Americans, including 67% of Democrats, support voter ID requirements.

Party Breakdown

Republicans

182 Yea

0 Nay · 32 Absent/NV

Democrats

2 Yea

146 Nay · 29 Absent/NV

What Voters Think

83% of Americans support requiring proof of citizenship to vote

Pew Research, August 2025

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