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New Hampshire Convening of State Legislature Amendment (2024)
| New Hampshire Convening of State Legislature Amendment | |
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The New Hampshire Convening of State Legislature Amendment was not on the ballot in New Hampshire as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 5, 2024.
The amendment would have provided that the New Hampshire General Court would convene on the same day as the inauguration of the governor.[1]
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Amending the New Hampshire Constitution
- See also: Amending the New Hampshire Constitution
In New Hampshire, a 60 percent vote in each house of the New Hampshire General Court is needed during one legislative session to refer a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
For 2024 constitutional amendments, a minimum of 201 votes were required in the House and 13 votes were required in the Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
The ballot measure was introduced as Constitutional Amendment 10 to the New Hampshire State Senate on February 14, 2023. It was approved by the New Hampshire State Senate on March 16, 2023, by a 24-0 vote.[2]
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State of New Hampshire Concord (capital) |
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