Republican State Rep John Schneller of Bedford inadvertently hit “yes” but had his vote corrected by the House clerk.
New Hampshire Democrats continue to struggle with how to handle enacting a state income tax. Polls show it’s wildly unpopular among Granite State voters, but it also has strong support in the party’s progressive base.
That conflict was on clear display Thursday when House Democrats voted down a constitutional amendment allowing the creation of a progressive income tax, then voted against a ban on future income taxes, all within a space of five minutes.