Revision: Jan. 31, 2017, 8:01 a.m.
HB 87 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0040
06/03
HOUSE BILL 87
AN ACT relative to vacancies in the office of moderator.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
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.
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 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.