New Hampshire Convening of State Legislature Amendment (2024)

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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]

Text of measure

Full text

The full text of the ballot measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

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]

Vote in the New Hampshire State Senate
March 16, 2023
Requirement: Three-fifths (60 percent) vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 14  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total2400
Total percent100%0%0%
Democrat1000
Republican1400

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