CACR 30 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 30
RELATING TO: judicial retirement.
PROVIDING THAT: a judge may serve after age 70 if appointed by governor and council to a 5-year renewable term.
SPONSORS: Rep. Soltani, Merr 10
This constitutional amendment-concurrent resolution provides that a judge may serve after age 70 if appointed to a 5-year term of office by the governor and council, and that the 5-year term of office may be renewed by the governor and council.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2123
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
RELATING TO: judicial retirement.
PROVIDING THAT: a judge may serve after age 70 if appointed by governor and council to a 5-year renewable term.
Be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the
Constitution of New Hampshire be amended as follows:
I. That article 78 of the second part of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
[Art.] 78 [Judges and Sheriffs, When Disqualified by Age; Appointment to Five-Year Renewable Term.] No person shall hold the office of judge of any court, or judge of probate, or sheriff of any county, after [he] such person has attained the age of [seventy] 70 years. A judge may serve after age 70 if appointed to a 5-year term of office by the governor and council. This 5-year term of office may be renewed by the governor and council.
II. That the above amendment proposed to the constitution be submitted to the qualified voters of the state at the state general election to be held in November, 2000.
III. That the selectmen of all towns, cities, wards and places in the state are directed to insert in their warrants for the said 2000 election an article to the following effect: To decide whether the amendments of the constitution proposed by the 2000 session of the general court shall be approved.
IV. That the wording of the question put to the qualified voters shall be:
Are you in favor of amending the Constitution to provide that judges may serve after attaining age 70 if appointed to a 5-year term of office by the governor and council, and that the 5-year term of office may be renewed by the governor and council?
V. That the secretary of state shall print the question to be submitted on a separate ballot or on the same ballot with other constitutional questions. The ballot containing the question shall include 2 squares next to the question allowing the voter to vote "Yes" or "No." If no cross is made in either of the squares, the ballot shall not be counted on the question. The outside of the ballot shall be the same as the regular official ballot except that the words "Questions Relating to Constitutional Amendments proposed by the 2000 General Court" shall be printed in bold type at the top of the ballot.
VI. That if the proposed amendment is approved by 2/3 of those voting on the amendment, it becomes effective when the governor proclaims its adoption.