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1 County Commissioner Districts; Grafton County. RSA 662:4, V is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
V. Grafton: District 1, the towns of Canaan, Enfield, Grafton, Hanover, and Orange, and the city of Lebanon; District 2, the unincorporated place of Livermore and the towns of Bethlehem, Franconia, Easton, Lincoln, and Woodstock; District 3, the towns of Alexandria, Ashland, Bridgewater, Bristol, Campton, Hebron, Holderness, Plymouth, Thornton, and Waterville Valley; District 4, the towns of Bath, Benton, Haverhill, Landaff, Lisbon, Littleton, Lyman, Monroe, and Sugar Hill; District 5, the towns of Dorchester, Ellsworth, Groton, Lyme, Orford, Rumney, Warren, and Wentworth.
2 Elected for 2-Year Term; Grafton County. Amend RSA 653:1, VI(j) to read as follows:
(j) Grafton county-one county commissioner by the voters in each county commissioner district; provided that, at the 2022 state general election, the commissioner from district 3 shall be elected to a 2-year term, the commissioner from district 1 shall be elected to a 4-year term and the commissioner from district 2 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 2022 state general election, the 4-year term shall be rotated in sequence starting with district 2*.
3 Application; Grafton County. The changes in Grafton County commissioner districts established by this act shall not affect constituencies or terms of office of commissioners presently in office. The commissioner districts established by this act shall be in effect for the purpose of electing commissioners at the 2028 state general election. If there shall be a vacancy in a commissioner district for any reason prior to the 2028 state general election, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in law for Grafton County commissioners that existed for the most recent prior state general election.
4 Effective Date.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2028.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 County Commissioner Districts; Grafton County. RSA 662:4, V is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
V. Grafton: District 1, the towns of Canaan, Enfield, Grafton, Hanover, and Orange, and the city of Lebanon; District 2, the unincorporated place of Livermore and the towns of Bethlehem, Franconia, Easton, Lincoln, and Woodstock; District 3, the towns of Alexandria, Ashland, Bridgewater, Bristol, Campton, Hebron, Holderness, Plymouth, Thornton, and Waterville Valley; District 4, the towns of Bath, Benton, Haverhill, Landaff, Lisbon, Littleton, Lyman, Monroe, and Sugar Hill; District 5, the towns of Dorchester, Ellsworth, Groton, Lyme, Orford, Rumney, Warren, and Wentworth.
2 Elected for 2-Year Term; Grafton County. Amend RSA 653:1, VI(j) to read as follows:
(j) Grafton county-one county commissioner by the voters in each county commissioner district; provided that, at the 2026 state general election, the commissioners from districts 1 and 3 shall be elected to 2 year terms . At each subsequent state general election, 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 2022 state general election, the 4-year term shall be rotated in sequence starting with district 2*.
3 Application; Grafton County. The changes in Grafton County commissioner districts established by this act shall not affect constituencies or terms of office of commissioners presently in office. The commissioner districts established by this act shall be in effect for the purpose of electing commissioners at the 2028 state general election. If there shall be a vacancy in a commissioner district for any reason prior to the 2028 state general election, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in law for Grafton County commissioners that existed for the most recent prior state general election.
4 Effective Date.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2028.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.