Revision: April 3, 2017, 9:27 a.m.
CHAPTER 3
HB 87 - FINAL VERSION
2017 SESSION
17-0040
06/03
HOUSE BILL 87
AN ACT relative to vacancies in the office of moderator
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SPONSORS: Rep. J. Belanger, Hills. 27; Rep. Hoelzel, Rock. 3; Rep. Gauthier, Sull. 3
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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This bill revises the method of appointing a moderator pro tempore.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0040
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to vacancies in the office of moderator
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Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
3:1 Town Meeting; Absence of Moderator. Amend RSA 40:3 to read as follows:
40:3 Pro Tem. If the moderator is absent from any meeting or is unable to perform the duties of the office of moderator, a moderator pro tempore shall be appointed [in like manner] by the board of supervisors of the checklist of the town or ward, or by the selectmen of a town or ward where there is no board of supervisors.
3:2 School District Elections; Vacancies in the Office of Moderator. Amend RSA 671:33, III to read as follows:
III. Vacancies in the office of moderator shall be filled by vote at a school meeting or election, provided that, until a replacement is chosen, the school district clerk shall serve as moderator or shall appoint a moderator pro tempore.
3:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: March 31, 2017
Effective Date: May 30, 2017