New Hampshire Revised Statutes 662-A:3 – Placement of Article on Ballot
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I. (a) The board of selectmen, or the voters of the town by the procedure established in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 39:3, may place an article on the warrant for annual town meeting at which town officers are elected, concerning the establishment of a redistricting commission. Such question shall be voted on by official ballot.
(b) In a town with a town council, the town council, or the voters by petition submitted to the council signed by 25 or more registered voters or 2 percent of the registered voters of the town, whichever is less, may place a question on the official ballot for any regular municipal election for the election of town officers, concerning the establishment of a redistricting commission.
II. The wording of the question shall be:
“Shall the town establish a redistricting commission to divide the town into 2 or more districts for the purpose of electing representatives to the general court?”
III. [Repealed.]
(b) In a town with a town council, the town council, or the voters by petition submitted to the council signed by 25 or more registered voters or 2 percent of the registered voters of the town, whichever is less, may place a question on the official ballot for any regular municipal election for the election of town officers, concerning the establishment of a redistricting commission.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 662-A:3
- petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
II. The wording of the question shall be:
“Shall the town establish a redistricting commission to divide the town into 2 or more districts for the purpose of electing representatives to the general court?”
III. [Repealed.]