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New Hampshire Age Limit for County Sheriff Amendment (2026)
| New Hampshire Age Limit for County Sheriff Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Age limits for officials | |
| Status Proposed | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The New Hampshire Age Limit for County Sheriff Amendment may appear on the ballot in New Hampshire as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
This measure would amend the state constitution to provide that the person holding the office of county sheriff cannot be more than 75 years of age.
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The full text of the ballot measure is available here.
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Amending the New Hampshire Constitution
- See also: Amending the New Hampshire Constitution
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 8 (2025)
The amendment was introduced to the New Hampshire House of Representatives as Constitutional Amendment 8 on January 22, 2025. On March 13, 2025, the State Senate voted 21-3 to pass the amendment.
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