NH · constitutions
N.H. Const. pt. II, art. 11
Small Towns; Representation by Districts
When the population of any town or ward, according to the last federal census, is within a reasonable deviation from the ideal population for one or more representative seats, the town or ward shall have its own district of one or more representative seats. The apportionment shall not deny any other town or ward membership in one non-floterial representative district. When any town, ward, or unincorporated place has fewer than the number of inhabitants necessary to entitle it to one representative, the legislature shall form those towns, wards, or unincorporated places into representative districts which contain a sufficient number of inhabitants to entitle each district so formed to one or more representatives for the entire district. In forming the districts, the boundaries of towns, wards, and unincorporated places shall be preserved and contiguous. The excess number of inhabitants of district may be added to the excess number of inhabitants of other districts to form at-large or floterial districts conforming to acceptable deviations. The legislature shall form the representative districts at the regular session following every decennial federal census.
History
June 2, 1784 Amended 1792 changing General Assembly to General Court. Amended 1877 changing 150 rateable polls to 600 inhabitants. Amended 1889 providing that towns of less than 600 should be represented a proportional amount of time instead of being classed as formerly provided in Art. 10. Amended 1942 deleting reference to 600 and providing that small towns should be represented at least once in every 10 years. Amended 1964 to permit small towns to be districted for one or more representatives. Amended November 7, 2006 to enable towns with sufficient population to have their own representative district and permits the use of floterial districts.
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