It is a well-known legislative strategy in the NH House to protect a “win” against later efforts of your opponents to convert it into a loss. This is especially important when the numbers of Reps on each side of the aisle are fairly close together, as we find ourselves now.
Thus, when the majority has won a vote on a bill, no matter whether it was determined to pass or fail, the win can be protected by the simple process of having a Rep who voted in the majority move for reconsideration (yes, only a single Rep is required to make such a motion) and urge voting AGAINST the reconsideration motion. If the reconsideration motion is defeated (assuming that those who voted on the winning side will also vote against reconsideration), the bill cannot be brought up before the House again until the next legislative session quite a way down […]
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