On March 16, the New Hampshire House defeated HB 1264 by 116-219. It would have allowed parties to decide for themselves whether to use ranked choice voting in their own primaries. It would also have let local governments use ranked choice voting for their own elections.

Democrats supported the measure 103-53, but Republicans opposed it 11-166. Thanks to Fairvote for this news. Here is the roll-call. To see how each member voted, click on the link on the left that says, “Remove from Table.”