HB 829 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

25mar03... 0423h

2003 SESSION

03-0998

03/01

HOUSE BILL 829

AN ACT relative to ward boundaries in Manchester and Nashua to be used in state elections.

SPONSORS: Rep. Mercer, Hills 59; Rep. Clemons, Hills 62; Rep. Lasky, Hills 65; Rep. Furman, Hills 64; Rep. N. Allan; Hills 63; Sen. Gatsas, Dist 16; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20

COMMITTEE: Election Law

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires that state senate and representative elections in Manchester and representative districts in Nashua be conducted in accordance with the ward lines established in their city charters

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

25mar03... 0423h

03-0998

03/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

AN ACT relative to ward boundaries in Manchester and Nashua to be used in state elections.

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

1 Manchester and Nashua; Ward Boundaries. For purposes of elections for state senator and state representative conducted after the effective date of this act in districts established by the supreme court in Below v. Gardner, No. 2002-0243 (June 24, 2002) and Burling v. Chandler, No. 2002-0210 (July 26, 2002), ward boundaries for senate and representative districts in Manchester and representative districts in Nashua shall be the ward boundaries established by those cities in their respective charters.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.