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HB313: relative to municipal elections.

Citation
2015 HB313
Official source

Bill details

Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
HOUSE Municipal and County Government
Hearing
02/03/2015 at 10:00 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Local government Elections and voting

Official links

HB 313 – AS INTRODUCED

2015 SESSION

15-0825

06/03

HOUSE BILL 313

AN ACT relative to municipal elections.

SPONSORS: Rep. Pitre, Straf 2

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

ANALYSIS

This bill permits cities to hold municipal elections on biennial election day.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15-0825

06/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to municipal elections.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Local Elections; Times. Amend RSA 44:11 to read as follows:

44:11 Times. The meeting of the voters of each ward for the election of city and ward officers shall be held on such day as may be fixed by law or by ordinance of the city council [but in no event shall it be held in conjunction with a biennial election]; and all ward and city officers who are chosen by the people shall hold their respective offices for the term and from the day fixed by law or ordinance, and until others are appointed in their stead. [The prohibitions in this section shall not apply to a special election held to fill a vacancy for the office of a city or a ward officer.]

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.