Hampton School District Announces 2024 Annual Meeting Dates

HAMPTON, NH — The Hampton School District has announced a series of events and dates related to the 2024 Annual School District Meeting.

The Hampton Budget Committee Public Hearing on the Budget (school and town) will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11, in the Hampton Town Hall.

The First Session of the Annual Meeting, called the Deliberative Session, will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 5, with a snow date of Feb. 7, in the Auditorium of Hampton Academy. At that meeting, registered voters of Hampton will consider the posted Warrant for the Annual Meeting.

The Second Session of the Annual Meeting, the traditional Voting Day, will be Tuesday, March 12. Voting in Hampton will be at Winnacunnet High School Dining Hall; polls will open at 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Absentee ballots may be obtained from the Town Clerk’s office at Hampton Town Hall during regular office hours as late as March 11.

The Hampton School District will vote on two elected school board positions, one elected school district moderator, one elected school district clerk, one elected school district treasurer, all with a three-year term expiring 2027.

Candidates must file a declaration of candidacy with the Town Clerk’s office at Hampton Town Hall beginning Wednesday, Jan. 24. The filing period ends at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2.

The Warrant for the Annual Meeting will be posted by Jan. 29 at the Town Hall, Lane Library and the Hampton Schools. The Warrant and supporting materials and information detailing the proposed operating budget and proposed warrant articles will also be posted on the sau90.org website.

Submitted by Mariah Curtis, business administrator, Hampton School District, SAU 90.