HB 836 - AS INTRODUCED

2003 SESSION

03-1204

03/09

HOUSE BILL 836

AN ACT certifying that John Coughlin was elected as county attorney for Hillsborough county at the 2002 general election.

SPONSORS: Rep. Soltani, Merr 37; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14

COMMITTEE: Election Law

ANALYSIS

This bill certifies that John Coughlin was elected as county attorney for Hillsborough county at the 2002 general election.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03-1204

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

AN ACT certifying that John Coughlin was elected as county attorney for Hillsborough county at the 2002 general election.

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

1 2002 General Election; Hillsborough County Attorney; Certification.

I. Under the authority vested in the legislature by Part II, Article 71 of the New Hampshire Constitution, the general court hereby certifies that John Coughlin has been elected as county attorney for Hillsborough county at the 2002 general election.

II. The general court reaffirms the ruling of the ballot law commission made in the contest filed by Peter McDonough, and hereby enters a final certification that John Coughlin has been elected as Hillsborough county attorney.

III. John Coughlin shall assume the office of Hillsborough county attorney forthwith, and shall serve until such time as a successor has been elected and qualified consistent with the laws of the state.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.