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1 Election; County Commissioners; Grafton County Removed. Amend RSA 653:1, VI(a) to read as follows:
(a) Grafton and Hillsborough counties -one county commissioner by those voters in each county commissioner district in each county;
2 New Subparagraph; Election; Grafton County Commissioners. Amend RSA 653:1, VI by inserting after subparagraph (i) the following new subparagraph:
(j) Grafton county-one county commissioner by the voters in each county commissioner district; provided that, at the 2020 state general election, the commissioner from district 2 shall be elected to a 2-year term, the commissioner from district 3 shall be elected to a 4-year term and the commissioner from district 1 shall be elected to a 2-year term. At each subsequent state general election, 2 commissioners shall be chosen in the county by the voters of the districts in which a commissioner's term is expiring; and, of the commissioners so chosen, one shall serve a 4-year term and one shall serve a 2-year term and both shall hold their offices until their successors are chosen and qualified. Following the 2020 state general election, the 4-year term shall be rotated in sequence starting with district 1.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 Election; County Commissioners; Grafton County Removed. Amend RSA 653:1, VI(a) to read as follows:
(a) Hillsborough county -one county commissioner by those voters in each county commissioner district in the county;
2 New Subparagraph; Election; Grafton County Commissioners. Amend RSA 653:1, VI by inserting after subparagraph (i) the following new subparagraph:
(j) Grafton county-one county commissioner by the voters in each county commissioner district; provided that, at the 2020 state general election, the commissioner from district 2 shall be elected to a 2-year term, the commissioner from district 3 shall be elected to a 4-year term and the commissioner from district 1 shall be elected to a 2-year term. At each subsequent state general election, 2 commissioners shall be chosen in the county by the voters of the districts in which a commissioner's term is expiring; and, of the commissioners so chosen, one shall serve a 4-year term and one shall serve a 2-year term and both shall hold their offices until their successors are chosen and qualified. Following the 2020 state general election, the 4-year term shall be rotated in sequence starting with district 1.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.