Revision: Jan. 3, 2011, midnight
HB 77 – AS INTRODUCED
2011 SESSION
06/03
HOUSE BILL 77
AN ACT relative to amendments to warrant articles.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hoelzel, Rock 2; Rep. Comerford, Rock 9; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Rep. Jasper, Hills 27; Rep. Duarte, Rock 1; Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Boutin, Dist 16
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill requires a town that has adopted official ballot voting to retain the substance of the subject matter of a warrant article when it is amended.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11-0181
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to amendments to warrant articles.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Use of Official Ballot. Amend RSA 40:13, IV by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following new subparagraph:
(c) No warrant article shall be amended to delete the substance of the original subject matter.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.