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295:1 Qualifications for Office; School District Elections. RSA 671:18 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
671:18 Qualifications.
I. To become a candidate for any school district office, a person must be a registered voter in the district. No person shall simultaneously hold more than one of the following offices: member of school board, school district moderator, school district treasurer, school district auditor, school district clerk, or budget committee member-at-large under RSA 32:15 covering the school district, or advisory budget or finance committee member under RSA 32:24 covering the school district. No person employed on a salaried basis by a school administrative unit or by any school district within a school administrative unit shall be a school board member or budget committee member-at-large under RSA 32:15. Salaried positions shall include, but are not limited to, the following: teacher, custodian, administrator, secretary, school bus driver (if paid by the district), school lunch worker and teacher's aide.
II. No person shall at the same time file a declaration of candidacy for any 2 or more elected offices that are incompatible under paragraph I.
295:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 10, 2026
Effective Date: September 08, 2026
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295:1 Qualifications for Office; School District Elections. RSA 671:18 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
671:18 Qualifications.
I. To become a candidate for any school district office, a person must be a registered voter in the district. No person shall simultaneously hold more than one of the following offices: member of school board, school district moderator, school district treasurer, school district auditor, school district clerk, or budget committee member-at-large under RSA 32:15 covering the school district, or advisory budget or finance committee member under RSA 32:24 covering the school district. No person employed on a salaried basis by a school administrative unit or by any school district within a school administrative unit shall be a school board member or budget committee member-at-large under RSA 32:15. Salaried positions shall include, but are not limited to, the following: teacher, custodian, administrator, secretary, school bus driver (if paid by the district), school lunch worker and teacher's aide.
II. No person shall at the same time file a declaration of candidacy for any 2 or more elected offices that are incompatible under paragraph I.
295:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 10, 2026
Effective Date: September 08, 2026