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RSA 49-B Home Rule-Municipal Charters

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49-B:4-e Procedure for Revising Charter.

I. The municipal officers may determine that a revision of the municipal charter is necessary and, by order, submit the question of establishment of a commission to revise the charter to the voters, in the same manner as provided for the establishment of a charter commission under RSA 49-B:3; or II. On the written petition of a number of voters equal to 20 percent of the number of ballots cast in the municipality at the last regular municipal election, but in no event fewer than 10 registered voters, the municipal officers shall, by order, submit the question of establishment of a commission to revise the charter to the voters as provided in this section. The petition shall read substantially as follows: "Each of the undersigned voters requests the municipal officers to submit to the voters, at the next municipal election, the question of establishment of a charter commission to draft a revision to the municipal charter." The petition shall be submitted on or before the date indicated for a petition under RSA 49-B:3, II. III. The establishment of a commission to revise the charter, the membership of the commission, and the procedures of the commission shall in all respects be the same as for a commission to draft a new charter under RSA 49-B:3, RSA 49-B:4, RSA 49-B:4-a, and RSA 49-B:4-b, including all dates and time periods thereunder, except that the following question shall be substituted for the question specified in RSA 49-B:3, IV: "Shall a charter commission be established for the purpose of revising or amending the municipal charter?" IV. If a commission that has been elected to revise the charter determines that one or more amendments to the charter are required, it may propose such amendments. V. A commission to revise the charter shall not be continued under RSA 49-B:4-c. Source. 2014, 292:2, eff. Sept. 30, 2014.

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49-B:4-e Procedure for Revising Charter.

I. The municipal officers may determine that a revision of the municipal charter is necessary and, by order, submit the question of establishment of a commission to revise the charter to the voters, in the same manner as provided for the establishment of a charter commission under RSA 49-B:3; or II. On the written petition of a number of voters equal to 20 percent of the number of ballots cast in the municipality at the last regular municipal election, but in no event fewer than 10 registered voters, the municipal officers shall, by order, submit the question of establishment of a commission to revise the charter to the voters as provided in this section. The petition shall read substantially as follows: "Each of the undersigned voters requests the municipal officers to submit to the voters, at the next municipal election, the question of establishment of a charter commission to draft a revision to the municipal charter." The petition shall be submitted on or before the date indicated for a petition under RSA 49-B:3, II. III. The establishment of a commission to revise the charter, the membership of the commission, and the procedures of the commission shall in all respects be the same as for a commission to draft a new charter under RSA 49-B:3, RSA 49-B:4, RSA 49-B:4-a, and RSA 49-B:4-b, including all dates and time periods thereunder, except that the following question shall be substituted for the question specified in RSA 49-B:3, IV: "Shall a charter commission be established for the purpose of revising or amending the municipal charter?" IV. If a commission that has been elected to revise the charter determines that one or more amendments to the charter are required, it may propose such amendments. V. A commission to revise the charter shall not be continued under RSA 49-B:4-c. Source. 2014, 292:2, eff. Sept. 30, 2014.

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