Thousands of Granite Staters weighed in on the top issues for state legislators to address in the 2027 legislative session.

Between April 2 and May 4, 2026, we asked Granite Staters, "What should state leaders and residents work together to fix in our state?" Participants from across the state stepped up, submitting nearly 600 issues and nearly 6,000 comments and reactions on our digital platform. Using data analytics, we identified 18 issues with the strongest cross-demographic consensus.

Between May 5 and May 25, 2026, we hosted a voting round on our digital platform, asking participants to allocate 6 votes each across the Top 18 Issues. This voting round helps to determine the issues that move forward into our project's next phase, "Community Conversations."

See our Insights page to learn more about our the Top 18 Issues, how they were selected, and who participated between April 2 and May 4, 2026 (plus a short pre-launch window). See the Phase 1 Report to learn which issues rose to the top in the voting round, and how they will move forward into Community Conversations.

This Summer, all Granite Staters were invited to join small-group, face-to-face conversations on the top-identified issues from our prior deliberative round. Participants discussed the issue(s) of greatest interest to them and collaboratively identify ways to solve them.

On September 25-27, 2026, at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH, the New Hampshire Forum will host an in-person, lottery-selected civic assembly. ~50 Granite Staters who represent the diversity of the state will convene for three days to weigh and sharpen proposals on 1-2 top issue areas emerging from our Community Conversations phase. 

Join our mailing list, become an NH Forum Champion, and help us bring citizen-inspired, cross-partisan legislation over the finish line in early 2027.

Our September 2026 civic assembly delegates will prepare broadly-supported, draft legislative proposals on behalf of their fellow Granite Staters. However, generating the proposals is only one part of a longer journey. In late 2026 and early 2027, we'll mobilize grassroots citizen support and advocacy for the legislative proposals that "we the people" prioritized through our yearlong deliberative process. Our ultimate goal? To introduce at least one citizen-backed bipartisan bill into the January 2027 state legislative session.

Please join our mailing list today so we can keep you posted on our progress towards identifying, advancing, and introducing legislation in early 2027!