Measure on the ballot in the 2022 New Hampshire General Election in New Hampshire.
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Get StartedAt the present time, the constitution references registers of probate while the office's duties were redistributed to circuit court clerks in 2011. If the amendment is adopted, the constitution will no longer include the reference to registers of probate. If the proposed amendment is approved by two-thirds of those voting on the amendment, it becomes effective when the governor proclaims its adoption.
A "yes" vote supports amending the New Hampshire Constitution so that it does not reference registers of probate. If there is a 2/3 majority vote for the amendment, it will be adopted when the governor proclaims its adoption.
A "no" vote opposes implementing this amendment to the New Hampshire Constitution. References to registers of probate would remain in the text of the Constitution.
"All that remains of the register of probate is the title, which is enshrined in the state constitution as an elected position, along with other county officials. The register has no office, no phone, no desk, no computer, and no real duties, but does have a stipend of $100 a year." - Donna Sytek, former Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, in support of Constitutional Amendment Proposed by the 2022 General Court (Learn more)
"Feedback from many NH residents after encountering very limited assistance at the courthouse is that they have been advised to seek an attorney if they are unable to properly submit the necessary information. If we still had functioning registers of probate to help, most residents would not have to deal with attorneys and their associated legal fees." - Alan Glassman, Belknap County Register of Probate, in opposition to Constitutional Amendment Proposed by the 2022 General Court (Learn more)
Are you in favor of 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.
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