New Hampshire § 28-A-2 - Section 28-A:2 Membership; Appointments.
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§ 28-A-2. Section 28-A:2 Membership; Appointments.
The nominating committee shall observe the following rules in nominating the 15 member charter commission: I. No more than 5 members shall be appointed from each commissioner voting district. II. The members shall be appointed as equally as possible from each of the commissioner voting districts. For counties without districts, the appointees shall represent varied geographical areas of the county. III. No more than 60 percent of the members shall be members of the same political party. IV. At least one member shall be the chairman of the board of commissioners or his designee from the county. V. At least 3 members shall be currently elected state representatives from the county. VI. At least 5 members shall not currently hold an elective office in any level of government. VII. All members shall be persons with expertise in government structure, the law, or other skills useful to the commission. VIII. Up to 2 members may be nonresidents who have special knowledge or expertise in government organization, law, or other skills useful to the commission.
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Section 28-A-2 ("Section 28-A:2 Membership; Appointments.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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