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HB273: relative to the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 26th amendment, granting the right to vote to 18-21 year olds and celebrating youth voting and office holding.
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Sponsors
- Robert Renny Cushing House · Rock 21
- Casey Conley House · Straf 13
Topics
Executive administration Elections and voting
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CHAPTER 30
HB 273 - FINAL VERSION
2021 SESSION
21-0110
04/08
HOUSE BILL 273
AN ACT relative to the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 26th Amendment, granting the right to vote to 18-21 year olds and celebrating youth voting and office holding.
ANALYSIS
This bill proclaims May 13, 2021 as youth franchise and youth officeholder day in New Hampshire, in honor of the 50th anniversary of New Hampshire’s ratification, on May 13, 1971, of the 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution which granted the right to vote to 18-21 year olds and made 18-21 year olds eligible to hold office in the state.
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21-0110
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 26th Amendment, granting the right to vote to 18-21 year olds and celebrating youth voting and office holding.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
30:1 Youth Franchise and Youth Officeholder Day. The governor shall proclaim May 13, 2021 as youth franchise and youth officeholder day in New Hampshire, in honor of the 50th anniversary of New Hampshire’s ratification, on May 13, 1971, of the 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted the right to vote to 18-21 year olds and made 18-21 year olds eligible to hold office in the state. The proclamation shall highlight and celebrate young voters and young elected officials.
30:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 11, 2021
Effective Date: May 11, 2021