CACR 11 — relating to sheriffs. Providing that there shall be no age limitation for a person to hold the office of county sheriff.

CACR 11 - AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED BY THE SENATE 03/26/2026 1219s SESSION 26-2210 08/05 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 11 RELATING TO:

nothere person shall holdbe theno officeage oflimitation countyfor sheriffa afterperson heto orhold she has attained the ageoffice of 75county years.sheriff.

Judiciary ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution raiseseliminates the retirement age limitation for sheriffssheriffs. to 75 years of age.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type CACR 11 - AS INTRODUCEDAMENDED BY THE SENATE 03/26/2026 1219s 26-2210 08/05 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO:

nothere person shall holdbe theno officeage oflimitation countyfor sheriffa afterperson heto orhold she has attained the ageoffice of 75county years.sheriff.

[Judges and[and Sheriffs,Sheriffs], When Disqualified by Age.] No person shall hold the office of Judge of any Court,Court[,] or Judge of Probate,Probate[, [oror Sheriff of any county,] after he has attained the age of seventy years, and no person shall hold the office of Sheriff of any county after he has attained the age of seventy-five years.

That the above amendment proposed to the constitution be submitted to the qualified voters of the state at the state general election to be held in November,November 2026.

“Are you in favor of amending article 78 of the second part of the constitution to read as followsfollows: [Art.] 78.

[Judges[Art.] and78. Sheriffs, When Disqualified by Age.] No person shall hold the office of Judge of any Court, or Judge of Probate, after he has attained the age of seventy years, and no person shall hold the office of Sheriff of any county after he has attained the age of seventy-five years.” V.

[Judges, When Disqualified by Age.] No person shall hold the office of Judge of any Court or Judge of Probate after he has attained the age of seventy years.” V.

AT THE PRESENT TIME, no person may be a sheriff after he or she has turned CACR 11 - AS INTRODUCED - Page 2 - seventy years old.

IF THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED, nothere personshall may be ano sheriffage afterlimitation heon orthe sheoffice hasof turnedsheriff. seventy-five years old.