662-A:1 Purpose and Intent. – It is the purpose of this chapter to implement the provisions of part 2, article 11-a of the New Hampshire constitution regarding division of representative districts into 2 or more representative districts. To that end, the general court hereby provides a mechanism whereby a town established as a multi-member […]
662-A:2 Scope of Authorization. – Any incorporated town comprising a single state representative district under RSA 662:5 shall be entitled to exercise the powers recognized by article 11-a, part second, of the New Hampshire constitution, and implemented through this chapter, to create a redistricting commission to present to its voters a referendum to request […]
662-A:3 Placement of Article on Ballot. – I. (a) The board of selectmen, or the voters of the town by the procedure established in RSA 39:3, may place an article on the warrant for annual town meeting at which town officers are elected, concerning the establishment of a redistricting commission. Such question shall be […]
662-A:4 Redistricting Commission; Membership. – I. The redistricting commission shall consist of 5 members, all of whom shall be registered voters of the town appointed by the governing body of the town, as defined in RSA 672:6. II. The town clerk shall within 7 days after the appointment of the commission members, notify those […]
662-A:5 Approval and Review. – I. Within 10 days of the filing of a preliminary report relative to any redistricting proposal, the town clerk shall file certified copies of the report with the secretary of state. Within 30 days of the receipt of the preliminary report, the secretary of state shall review the redistricting […]
662-A:6 Submission of Redistricting Proposal to Voters. – I. Following approval of the commission’s proposal, the secretary of state shall submit proposed districts to the voters of the town at the next town election. The wording of the question shall be: "Do you favor dividing the town into representative districts for the purpose of […]
662-A:7 Amendment of Districts. – I. A town which has been divided into districts pursuant to this chapter may amend its representative districts created pursuant to this chapter only by following the procedures in this chapter. II. The question proposed to voters shall be: "Shall the town establish a redistricting commission for the purpose […]
662-A:8 Rescission of Divided Districts. – I. A town which has been divided into districts pursuant to this chapter may rescind its decision and return to a single-member district. II. The article proposing rescission shall be placed on the ballot in accordance with the provisions of RSA 662-A:3, I. III. The wording of the […]
662-A:9 Prevailing Vote. – If a question to amend the representative districts created pursuant to this chapter appears on the same ballot as a question to rescind the division of a town into representative districts, and if a majority of the voters voting on each question vote in the affirmative on each question, then […]
