How HB 1396 changes current law

Compared against the N.H. Revised Statutes Annotated as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill establishes that vacancies in the office of state representative will not be filled, parallel to the existing law regarding delegate vacancies.

• RSA 661:10

  the vacancy shall not be filled. → the vacancy shall not be filled.

  The bill clarifies that a vacancy in the office of state representative, like that of a delegate, shall not be filled.

• RSA 661:8

  If a vacancy occurs in the office of state representative from a single town or ward district, the vacancy may be filled following the provisions of RSA 655:81 and RSA 655:82 in the same manner as a state general election is held. → If a vacancy occurs in the office of state representative or delegate to a state party convention, the vacancy shall not be filled.

  The bill eliminates the provision allowing vacancies in the state representative position to be filled, aligning it with the treatment of delegate vacancies.