NH close to becoming 19th state to abolish the death penalty

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Good news. 

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When is the Senate vote being held?

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When is the Senate vote being held?

Thursday

Thanks.

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The vote has failed, 12-12. Senators Sam Cataldo and Bob Odell voted for repeal with the Democrats, and Lou D'Allessandro crossed to vote against repeal. There is no tiebreaker in the NH Senate, so the bill is dead.

I'm more concerned about the Senate President refusing to bring the decriminalization bill to the floor myself.

Upsetting.

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The vote has failed, 12-12. Senators Sam Cataldo and Bob Odell voted for repeal with the Democrats, and Lou D'Allessandro crossed to vote against repeal. There is no tiebreaker in the NH Senate, so the bill is dead.

I'm more concerned about the Senate President refusing to bring the decriminalization bill to the floor myself.

Upsetting.

To make things worse for future repeal, one of the two Republicans who voted it down is retiring.

Oh so it was a 'I can probably get away with it' vote. *grumbles*

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The vote has failed, 12-12. Senators Sam Cataldo and Bob Odell voted for repeal with the Democrats, and Lou D'Allessandro crossed to vote against repeal. There is no tiebreaker in the NH Senate, so the bill is dead.

I'm more concerned about the Senate President refusing to bring the decriminalization bill to the floor myself.

Upsetting.

To make things worse for future repeal, one of the two Republicans who voted it down is retiring.

Oh so it was a 'I can probably get away with it' vote. *grumbles*

Not necessarily. Odell has been very socially moderate over his tenure - he's so firmly pro-choice that he earned NARAL's endorsement, and he may very well have evolved on marriage (like another State Senator) as well.

Hmm. Interesting.