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2002 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1215

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill amends the affidavit that must be filed by candidates for state representative to include an acknowledgment of the duty to serve as a county convention member.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

58:1 Qualifications of Candidates; Affidavit for Candidate for Representative. Amend RSA 655:29, IV to read as follows:

IV. (For use by candidate for state representative): I, ____________________, candidate for the office of representative from district no. _______________of _______________county, hereby swear (or affirm) that I have been an inhabitant of the state of New Hampshire for at least 2 years immediately preceding the election for which I am a candidate, that I am now domiciled in district no. ____________of _______________county, the district I seek to represent, that I will be at least 18 years of age on the day of said election, that I am not a candidate for incompatible offices as defined in RSA 655:10, and that I am not a federal employee. I further recognize that, if elected, I will serve as a delegate to the county convention.

58:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect June 1, 2002.

(Approved: April 26, 2002)

(Effective Date: June 1, 2002)