New Hampshire Question 1 — Constitutional Amendment Proposed by the 2026 General Court (CACR 13): Eliminating the office of register of probate

What it does

Are you in favor of eliminating the office of register of probate by amending articles 71 and 81 of the second part of the constitution to read as follows: [Art.] 71. [County Treasurers, County Attorneys, Sheriffs, and Registers of Deeds Elected.] The county treasurers, county attorneys, sheriffs and registers of deeds, shall be elected by the inhabitants of the several towns, in the several counties in the State, according to the method now practiced, and the laws of the state, provided nevertheless the legislature shall have authority to alter the manner of certifying the votes, and the mode of electing those officers; but not so as to deprive the people of the right they now have of electing them. [Art.] 81. [Judges Not to Act as Counsel.] No judge shall be of counsel, act as advocate, or receive any fees as advocate or counsel, in any probate business which is pending, or may be brought into any court of probate in the county of which he or she is judge.

A YES vote means

A yes vote amends Part II, Articles 71 and 81 of the state constitution to eliminate the office of register of probate and remove references to it.

A NO vote means

A no vote leaves the office of register of probate and its references in the state constitution unchanged.

Needed to pass

66.7% of votes cast

Put on the ballot by

the Legislature

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