CHAPTER 101

SB 233-LOCAL – FINAL VERSION

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2012 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 233-LOCAL

AN ACT relative to special elections of the charter commission.

SPONSORS: Sen. Boutin, Dist 16; Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Houde, Dist 5; Sen. Lambert, Dist 13; Sen. Luther, Dist 12; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Rausch, Dist 19; Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Rep. Infantine, Hills 13; Rep. Gonzalez, Hills 17; Rep. C. Soucy, Hills 17; Rep. Ball, Hills 9

COMMITTEE: Public and Municipal Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill permits the charter commission election to coincide with the general election.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

02/08/12 0520s

12-2883

06/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to special elections of the charter commission.

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

101:1 Charter Commission; Special Election. Amend RSA 49-B:4, I(a) to read as follows:

(a) Within 5 days after the deadline for a recount of a vote confirming the establishment of a charter commission, the municipal officers shall meet to order a special election to be held on the Tuesday not less than [56] 23 days nor more than [63] 133 days after such meeting for the purpose of electing charter commission members.

101:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: May 29, 2012

Effective Date: May 29, 2012