SB 29 - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
08/09
SENATE BILL 29
AN ACT relative to amending warrant articles by political subdivisions that have adopted the official ballot referendum form of meeting.
SPONSORS: Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Francoeur, Dist 14; Rep. Batula, Hills 18; Rep. Goulet, Hills 15; Rep. Emerton, Hills 7; Rep. Herman, Hills 13; Rep. G. Katsakiores, Rock 13
This bill requires that in political subdivisions that have adopted the official ballot referendum form of meeting, warrant articles amended at the first session shall appear with the following on the official ballot: the original wording prior to amendment, the wording with amendment, an option for neither, and the clear notation: "vote for one choice only."
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-0579
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to amending warrant articles by political subdivisions that have adopted the official ballot referendum form of meeting.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Official Ballot Referendum Form of Meeting; Amended Warrant Articles. RSA 40:13, IV(b) is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
(b) For warrant articles that are amended, the following shall be placed on the official ballot:
(1) The original wording prior to amendment;
(2) The wording with amendment;
(3) An option for neither (1) or (2); and
(4) The clear notation: "Vote for one choice only."
2 Official Ballot Referendum Form of Meeting; Amended Warrant Articles. Amend RSA 40:13, VI to read as follows:
VI. All warrant articles shall be placed on the official ballot for a final vote, including warrant articles as amended by the first session subject to subparagraph IV(b). All special warrant articles shall be accompanied on the ballot by recommendations as required by RSA 32:5, V, concerning any appropriation or appropriation as amended.
3 Official Ballot Referendum Form of Meeting; Amended Warrant Articles. Amend RSA 40:13, VIII to read as follows:
VIII. The clerk of the local political subdivision shall prepare an official ballot, which may be separate from the official ballot used to elect officers, for all warrant articles. Wording shall be substantively the same as the main motion, as it was made at the first session, or amended at the first session subject to subparagraph IV(b), with only such minor textual changes as may be required to cast the motion in the form of a question to the voters.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.