New Hampshire HB 1330 was defeated in Committee last month by 13-3. It would have allowed voters to choose any party’s primary ballot, regardless of how that voter was registered.
New Hampshire HB 1330 was defeated in Committee last month by 13-3. It would have allowed voters to choose any party’s primary ballot, regardless of how that voter was registered.
That decision should be made by the parties themselves, not by the legislature.
Committees do not kill bills in New Hampshire. They only make a recommendation, and then that recommendation is voted on by the entire body.
HB1330 was recommended ITL (“Inexpedient to Legislate”) and placed on the consent calendar. The consent calendar lumps all non-controversial bills into a single vote to agree with the various committee recommendations of ITL or OTP (“Ought to Pass”). But, any member of the NH House can pull a bill from Consent and demand a standalone vote.
I doubt this bill gets pulled from Consent, but the entire House will vote on it on 3/11, whether as part of the consent calendar or as a standalone vote.