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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.             

INTRODUCED BY: Rep. Ouellette of Hillsborough Dist. 48; Rep. Rothhaus of

Hillsborough Dist. 13; Rep. Welch of Rockingham Dist. 10

REFERRED TO: Constitutional and Statutory Revision

RELATING TO: conscientious objection to the method and content of education.

PROVIDING THAT: no person shall be compelled to send any child for whom such person is legally responsible to any school to which such person may be conscientiously opposed.

ANALYSIS

This constitutional amendment-concurrent resolution prohibits the government from compelling any person to send a child for whom such person is legally responsible to any school to which such person may be conscientiously opposed.

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EXPLANATION: Matter added appears in bold italics.

Matter removed appears in [brackets].

Matter which is repealed and reenacted or all new appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the year of Our Lord one thousand

nine hundred and ninety-one

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

RELATING TO: conscientious objection to the method and content of education.

PROVIDING THAT: no person shall be compelled to send any child for whom such person is legally responsible to any school to which such person may be conscientiously opposed.

Be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the Constitution of New Hampshire be amended as follows:

I. That part first of the constitution be amended by inserting after article 4 the following new article:

[Art.] 4-a. [Prohibition on Compelling Certain Education.] No person shall be compelled to send any child for whom he has legal responsibility to any school to which such person may be conscientiously opposed.

II. That the above amendment proposed to the constitution be submitted to the qualified voters of the state at the state general election to be held in November, 1992.

III. That the selectmen of all towns, cities, wards and places in the state are directed to insert in their warrants for the said 1992 election an article to the following effect: To decide whether the

amendments of the constitution proposed by the 1991 session of the general court shall be approved.

IV. That the wording of the question put to the qualified voters shall be: Are you in favor of amending the constitution to provide that no person shall be compelled to send a child for whom such person is legally responsible to any school to which that person may be conscientiously opposed?

V. That the secretary of state shall print the question to be submitted on a separate ballot or on the same ballot with other constitutional questions. The ballot containing the question shall include 2 squares next to the question allowing the voter to vote "Yes" or "No." If no cross is made in either of the squares, the ballot shall not be counted on the question. The outside of the ballot shall be the same as the regular official ballot except that the words "Questions Relating to Constitutional Amendments Proposed by the 1991 General Court" shall be printed in bold type at the top of the ballot.

VI. That if the proposed amendment is approved by 2/3 of those voting on the amendment, it becomes effective when the governor proclaims its adoption.