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HB 1044 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2403
08/06
HOUSE BILL 1044
AN ACT relative to the filling of vacancies in the office of a county commissioner.
SPONSORS: Rep. Turcotte, Straf. 4; Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Bailey, Straf. 2; Rep. Walker, Straf. 19; Rep. DeRoy, Straf. 3; Rep. Harrington, Straf. 18; Rep. Ankarberg, Straf. 7; Rep. Farrington, Straf. 8; Rep. Potenza, Straf. 19; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Sen. Gray, Dist 6
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires a vacancy in the office of county commissioner to be filled by the members of the county convention.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2403
08/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to the filling of vacancies in the office of a county commissioner.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 County Officers; Vacancies. Amend RSA 661:9, II(a) to read as follows:
(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a county commissioner, [the members of the county convention, or, if the vacancy occurs in Hillsborough county,] the members of the county convention representing the cities and towns in the commissioner's district, shall fill the vacancy by a majority of the ballots cast until the next biennial election of county officers. If the term filled is less than the unexpired term, then notwithstanding any provisions of RSA 653:1, VI, the commissioner district filled pursuant to this paragraph shall be added to the next biennial election ballot to be chosen by the voters of the county for a 2-year term.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.