Bill Text - SB200 (2022)

(New Title) apportioning congressional districts.


Revision: May 2, 2022, 2:35 p.m.

Rep. Adjutant, Graf. 17

Rep. Abramson, Rock. 37

May 2, 2022

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10/05

 

Floor Amendment to SB 200

 

Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:

 

AN ACT apportioning congressional districts.

 

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  RSA 662:1 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: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 counties of:

(1)  Rockingham, and

(2)  Strafford; and

(b)  In the county of Hillsborough, the towns and cities of:

(1)  Hudson,

(2)  Litchfield,

(3)  Manchester,

(4)  Nashua, and

(5)  Pelham.

II.  The second district is constituted of:

(a)  The counties of:

(1)  Belknap,

(2)  Carroll,

(3)  Cheshire,

(4)  Coos,  

(5)  Grafton,

(6)  Merrimack,

(7)  Sullivan; and

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

(1)  Amherst,

(2)  Antrim,

(3)  Bedford,

(4)  Bennington,

(5)  Brookline,

(6)  Deering,

(7)  Francestown,

(8)  Goffstown,

(9)  Greenfield,

(10)  Greenville,

(11)  Hancock,

(12)  Hillsborough,

(13)  Hollis,

(14)  Lyndeborough,

(15)  Mason,

(16)  Merrimack,

(17)  Milford,

(18)  Mont Vernon,

(19)  New Boston,

(20)  New Ipswich,

(21)  Peterborough,

(22)  Sharon,

(23)  Temple,

(24)  Weare,

(25)  Wilton, and

(26)  Windsor.

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.

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes new United States House of Representative districts in accordance with the latest federal decennial census.