CHAPTER 92
HB 86 – FINAL VERSION
09Feb2011…0093h
4May2011… 1571EBA
2011 SESSION
03/05
HOUSE BILL 86
AN ACT relative to filling a vacancy among county officers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Tucker, Rock 17; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Welch, Rock 8
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill permits the county convention to leave certain positions vacant for less than one year.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
09Feb2011…0093h
4May2011… 1571EBA
11-0323
03/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to filling a vacancy among county officers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
92:1 Vacancies; County Officers. Amend RSA 661:9, I to read as follows:
I. If a vacancy for a period of one year or longer occurs in the office of county sheriff, county attorney, register of deeds, or county treasurer, the members of the county convention shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term by majority vote. If a vacancy for a period of less than a year occurs in any such office, the members of the county convention shall, by majority vote of the county convention, vote to either fill the vacancy or to leave the office vacant.
92:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 27, 2011
Effective Date: May 27, 2011