HB 1326 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2992
08/06
HOUSE BILL 1326
AN ACT relative to special elections.
SPONSORS: Rep. Long, Hills. 26
COMMITTEE: Election Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the governor to declare a special election to fill the office of state representative in a city ward or wards if the vacancy occurs between 56 and 77 days before a municipal primary.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2992
08/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT relative to special elections.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Vacancy; State Representative. Amend RSA 661:8, IV to read as follows:
IV. Within 21 days after proof of a vacancy or a request that a vacancy be filled, the governor, in the case of an executive council vacancy, or the governor and council, in the case of any other vacancy, shall declare that there shall be a special election which shall be held as provided in RSA 655:81 and 82 or as provided in RSA 661:8, III. Where a vacancy in the office of state representative in a district consisting of either a city ward or several city wards occurs between 56 and 77 days before a municipal primary, the governor shall declare the special election within 24 hours of receipt of a request from the governing body of such city.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Dec. 1, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law