# New Hampshire HB1272: (New Title) providing an option for each candidate's party affiliations to be printed on the town or school district ballot.

New Hampshire HB1272, (New Title) providing an option for each candidate's party affiliations to be printed on the town or school district ballot., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Robert J Wherry (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1272
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) providing an option for each candidate's party affiliations to be printed on the town or school district ballot.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
- Sponsor: Robert J Wherry (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robert J Wherry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Diane Pauer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Sellers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Linda McGrath (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary J Ford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Murphy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Richard R Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom D Mannion (Republican), House

## Actions (11)

- 2026-04-10: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9 (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 04/16/2026, Vote 4-0, CC; SC 14 (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Hearing: 03/31/2026, Room 122-123, SH, 01:30 pm; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0947h: MA DV 171-156 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 146 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Amendment # 2026-0947h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 145 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2026-03-04: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0947h 03/03/2026 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 10 P. 41 (House)
- 2026-02-18: Executive Session: 03/03/2026 10:00 am GP 158 (House)
- 2026-02-12: Public Hearing: 02/17/2026 11:20 am GP 158 (House)
- 2025-12-01: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law HJ 1 P. 13 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-01: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22928)

## Related bills

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=22928)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1272-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).