New Hampshire Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for New Taxes Amendment (2026)
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| Topic Ballot measure supermajority requirements and Income taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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The New Hampshire Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for New Taxes Amendment is on the ballot in New Hampshire as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
This amendment would require a two-thirds vote in the state legislature to enact any new broad-based tax.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the measure can be read here.
Path to the ballot
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the New Hampshire State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 240 votes in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and 15 votes in the New Hampshire State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
In New Hampshire, an amendment needs to receive support from two-thirds (66.67%) of the votes cast on the measure.
CACR 12
The following is a timeline of the amendment:[1]
- January 22, 2026: The measure, Senate Joint Resolution 1, was introduced by Sen. Timothy Lang in the Senate.
- February 19, 2026: The Senate approved the measure in a vote of 16-8. Sixteen (16) Republicans voted yes; eight (8) Democrats voted no.
| Votes Required to Pass: 15 | |||
| Yes | No | NV | |
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| Total | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Total % | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Democratic (D) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Republican (R) | 16 | 0 | 0 |
External links
See also
View other measures certified for the 2026 ballot across the U.S. and in New Hampshire.
Explore New Hampshire's ballot measure history, including constitutional amendments.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 [https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2117&sy=2026&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2026&txtbillnumber=CACR12 New Hampshire Legislature, "CACR 12 Text," accessed March 3, 2026]
