Bill Text - HB52 (2022)

Apportioning congressional districts.


Revision: Nov. 18, 2021, 2:48 p.m.

Rep. B. Griffin, Hills. 6

Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11

Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29

Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4

Rep. Lynn, Rock. 7

Rep. W. MacDonald, Rock. 5

Rep. Berry, Hills. 44

Rep. O'Hara, Belk. 9

November 15, 2021

2021-2271h

10/11

 

 

Amendment to HB 52

 

Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:

 

1  U.S. Representative Districts.  RSA 662:1 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

662:1 U.S. Representative Districts. The state is divided into 2 districts for the choosing of representatives in the congress of the United States. Each district may elect one representative. The districts shall be constituted as follows:

I. The first district is constituted of:

(a)  The county of Belknap;

(b) In the county of Carroll, the towns of:

(1)  Moultonborough,

(2)  Tuftonboro,

(3)  Wolfeboro.

(c)  In the county of Grafton, the town of:

(1)  Bridgewater.

(d)  In the county of Hillsborough the towns and city of:

(1)  Bedford,

(2)  Goffstown,

(3)  Hudson,

(4)  Litchfield,

(5)  Manchester,

(6)  Merrimack,

(7)  New Boston,

(8)  Pelham,

(9)  Weare.

(e)  In the county of Merrimack, the towns and city of:

(1)  Allenstown,

(2)  Canterbury,

(3)  Chichester,

(4)  Danbury,

(5)  Dunbarton,

(6)  Epsom,

(7)  Franklin,

(8)  Hill,

(9)  Hooksett,

(10)  Loudon,

(11)  Northfield,

(12)  Pembroke,

(13)  Pittsfield.

(f)  In the county of Rockingham, the towns and city of:

(1)  Atkinson,

(2)  Auburn,

(3)  Brentwood,

(4)  Candia,

(5)  Chester,

(6)  Danville,

(7)  Derry,

(8)  Deerfield,

(9)  East Kingston,

(10)  Epping,

(11)  Exeter,

(12)  Fremont,

(13)  Greenland,

(14)  Hampstead,

(15)  Hampton,

(16)  Hampton Falls,

(17)  Kensington,

(18)  Kingston,

(19)  Londonderry,

(20)  Newfields,

(21)  Newmarket,

(22)  Newton,

(23)  North Hampton,

(24)  Northwood,

(25)  Nottingham,

(26)  Plaistow,

(27)  Raymond,

(28)  Rye,

(29)  Salem,

(30)  Sandown,

(31)  Seabrook,

(32)  South Hampton,

(33)  Stratham,

(34)  Windham.

(g)  In the county of Strafford, the towns of:

(1)  New Durham,

(2)  Strafford.

II.  The second district is constituted of:

(a)  The counties of:

(1)  Cheshire,

(2)  Coos,

(3)  Sullivan.

(b)  In the county of Carroll, the towns and unincorporated places of:

(1)  Albany,

(2)  Bartlett,

(3)  Brookfield,

  (4)  Chatham,

(5)  Conway,

(6)  Eaton,

(7)  Effingham,

(8)  Freedom,

(9)  Hale's Location,

(10)  Hart's Location,

(11)  Jackson,

(12)  Ossipee,

(13)  Madison,

(14)  Sandwich,

(15)  Tamworth,

(16)  Wakefield.

(c)  In the county of Grafton, the towns, city, and unincorporated place of:

(1)  Alexandria,

(2)  Ashland,

(3)  Bath,

(4)  Benton,

(5)  Bethlehem,

(6)  Bristol,

(7)  Campton,

(8)  Canaan,

(9)  Dorchester,

(10)  Easton,

(11)  Ellsworth,

(12)  Enfield,

(13)  Franconia,

(14)  Grafton,

(15)  Groton,

(16)  Hanover,

(17)  Haverhill,

(18)  Hebron,

(19)  Holderness,

(20)  Landaff,

(21)  Lebanon,

(22)  Lincoln,

(23)  Lisbon,

(24)  Littleton,

(25)  Livermore,

(26)  Lyman,

(27)  Lyme,

(28)  Monroe,

(29)  Orange,

(30)  Orford,

(31)  Piermont,

(32)  Plymouth,

(33)  Rumney,

(34)  Sugar Hill,

(35)  Thornton,

(36)  Warren,

(37)  Waterville Valley,

(38)  Wentworth,

(39)  Woodstock.

(d)  In the county of Hillsborough, the towns and city of:

(1)  Amherst,

(2)  Antrim,

(3)  Bennington,

(4)  Brookline,

(5)  Deering,

(6)  Francestown,

(7)  Greenfield,

(8)  Greenville,

(9)  Hancock,

(10)  Hillsborough,

(11)  Hollis,

(12)  Lyndeborough,

(13  Mason,

(14)  Milford,

(15)  Mont Vernon,

(16)  Nashua,

(17) New Ipswich,

(18)  Peterborough,

(19)  Sharon,

(20)  Temple,

(21)  Wilton,

(22)  Windsor.

(e)  In the county of Merrimack, the towns and city of:

(1)  Andover,

(2)  Boscawen,

(3)  Bow,

(4)  Bradford,

(5)  Concord,

(6)  Henniker,

(7)  Hopkinton,

(8)  Newbury,

(9)  New London,

(10)  Salisbury,

(11)  Sutton,

(12)  Warner,

(13)  Webster,

(14)  Wilmot.

(f)  In the county of Rockingham, the towns and city of:

(1)  New Castle,

(2)  Newington,

(3)  Portsmouth.

(g)  In the county of Strafford, the towns of:

(1)  Barrington,

(2)  Dover,

(3)  Durham,

(4)  Farmington,

(5)  Lee,

(6)  Madbury,

(7)  Middleton,

(8)  Milton,

(9)  Rochester,

(10)  Rollinsford,

(11)  Somersworth.

2  Application.  This act shall in no way disqualify any person from any elective office to which he or she was elected prior to the effective date of this act.

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.