New Hampshire Abolish Office of Register of Probate Amendment (2026)
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The New Hampshire Abolish Office of Register of Probate Amendment (2026) may be on the ballot in New Hampshire as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
The constitutional amendment would provide that school elections will no longer be required to be separate from partisan elections.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text of the measure can be read here.
Path to the ballot
A 60% vote is required during one legislative session for the New Hampshire State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 240 votes in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and 15 votes in the New Hampshire State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
In New Hampshire, an amendment needs to receive support from two-thirds (66.67%) of the votes cast on the measure.
Constitutional Amendment Concurrent Resolution 13
The following is a timeline of the amendment:[2]
- December 1, 2025: The measure, Constitutional Amendment Concurrent Resolution 13 (CACR 13), was introduced by Rep. Dennis Mannion (R) in the Senate.
- February 5, 2026: The House approved the measure in a vote of 325-15.
External links
See also
View other measures certified for the 2026 ballot across the U.S. and in New Hampshire.
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Footnotes
- ↑ [https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?id=1803&txtFormat=html&sy=2026 New Hampshire Legislature, "CACR 13 Text," accessed February 10, 2026]
- ↑ New Hampshire Legislature, "CACR 13," accessed February 10, 2026
