Community Corner
Legislative Updates by Rep. Maureen Mooney for October, 2022
The General Election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 is fast approaching. Here is information on the ballot and two constitutional questions.
Greetings!
The General Election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 is fast approaching. The polling locations in Merrimack are James Mastricola Upper Elementary School on 26 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack Middle School on 31 Madeline Bennett Lane, and St. John Neumann Church on 708 Milford Road. Polls are open from 7AM to 7PM.
Here is a copy of a sample Merrimack Ballot: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19GOoUYOpI5bOHFb9Ybug5iO0-ARO3X6o/view?usp=sharing.
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Appearing on the ballot (after federal, state and county candidates) are two questions this year. The first question amends the New Hampshire Constitution by removing the office of Register of Probate. This constitutional amendment passed with the required 3/5 vote of the entire legislative membership in order to appear on the ballot. To amend the NH Constitution, it now requires 60% of the vote on November 8, 2022. The text of the bill is here: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2022&id=1186&txtFormat=pdf&v=current
The office of Register of Probate was statutorily eliminated in 2011. Here is an informative article on the matter: https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/10/04/sytek-eliminate-obsolete-position-register-probate-nh/8162474001/. Here is the NH Secretary of State’s Voter Guide on question #1: https://www.sos.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt561/files/inline-documents/sonh/2022-voters-guide-final_0.pdf. I will be voting “yes” on this question #1.
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The second question asks whether a Constitutional Convention is needed. This question is required to appear on the ballot every 10 years per Part 2, Art. 100 of the NH Constitution. See here: https://www.nh.gov/glance/oaths.htm A Constitutional Convention is an additional means of proposing constitutional amendments which then appear on the ballot for the voters to decide in the next biennial election.
Please consider voting for me as one of your State Representatives. See you at the polls!
Rep. Maureen Mooney is in her fourth term as a NH State Representative serving Merrimack. She serves on the House Finance Committee, is co-chair of the Speaker’s Advisory Group, and is an Assistant Majority Whip. Her website is: www.votemooney.com and Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/maureenmooneynh.
