New Hampshire
R.S.A. § 671:2
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUTES ANNOTATED
TITLE LXIII. ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 671. SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS
General Provisions
§ 671:2 Election Dates.
School district officers shall be elected either at the town meeting as provided in RSA 671:22-26 or at an annual meeting of the district held between the dates set forth in RSA 197:1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law including the provisions of 1969, 618 relative to the time for holding school district elections in the city of Claremont, no election for school district officers shall be held in conjunction with the biennial election. The prohibition in this section against holding an election for school district officers in conjunction with the biennial election shall not apply to the election of the board of education members of the Concord union school district as provided in 1961, 355 as amended by 1983, 123, to the election of the Laconia board of education members as provided in section 9:01 of the city charter of Laconia as amended by 1975, 357, or to the election of the school board members of the union school district of the city of Keene, as provided in 1967, 566.
R.S.A. S 194:10
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUTES ANNOTATED
TITLE XV. EDUCATION
CHAPTER 194. SCHOOL DISTRICTS
General Powers and Duties
§ 194:10 Salaries of District Board and Officers.
At its annual meeting each school district shall determine the salaries of its school board and other district officers, and the district clerk shall certify the same to the selectmen.
R.S.A. § 189:1-c
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUTES ANNOTATED
TITLE XV. EDUCATION
CHAPTER 189. SCHOOL BOARDS, SUPERINTENDENTS, TEACHERS, AND TRUANT OFFICERS;
SCHOOL CENSUS
School Boards, Transportation and Instruction of Pupils
§ 189:1-c Student Member.
In addition to the school board members authorized in RSA 671:4, the members of the school board may choose by a simple majority to add one nonvoting student member from a high school within its district to the board. If the members of the school board vote to add the nonvoting student member, the powers and duties of the student shall be as described in RSA 194:23-f. Representation in districts having more than one public high school shall rotate on an annual basis, the order to be determined by the board.
R.S.A. § 195:19-a
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUTES ANNOTATED
TITLE XV. EDUCATION
CHAPTER 195. COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Apportionment of Cooperative School Boards
§ 195:19-a Composition of Cooperative School Boards.
The number, composition, method of selection, and terms of members of cooperative school boards shall be as provided in the bylaws or articles of agreement of the cooperative school district, as the case may be; provided, however, that such bylaws and articles of agreement shall be limited to the alternatives contained herein where applicable; and provided further that no cooperative school district in existence on August 22, 1971 shall be required to conform hereto unless it is so voted pursuant to RSA 671:9.
I. All members of the cooperative school board shall be elected at large; or
II. The cooperative school district shall be divided into single board
member districts according to population with as nearly equal population in each district as possible; or
III. The cooperative school district shall be divided into multiboard member districts or a combination of single member or multimember districts so that proportional representation will be most nearly achieved; or
IV. The members of the cooperative school board shall each be domiciled in and represent a pre-existing district with each pre-existing district having at least one such resident representative but all members of the cooperative school board shall be elected at large; or
V. Such other method of selection of cooperative school board members compatible with proportional representation, one-man one-vote principle as may be approved by the state board of education.
VI. The terms of the members of the cooperative school board shall be as provided in the bylaws or articles of agreement provided that in no case shall such terms exceed 3 years.
VII. Whenever the bylaws or articles of agreement provide for the election of cooperative school board members pursuant to this chapter, said election shall be with the use of the non-partisan ballot system under RSA 669.
R.S.A. § 671:1
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUTES ANNOTATED
TITLE LXIII. ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 671. SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS
General Provisions
§ 671:1 Applicability.
The officers of all school districts, including cooperative school districts, shall be elected according to the provisions of this chapter.
R.S.A. § 671:4
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUTES ANNOTATED
TITLE LXIII. ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 671. SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS
Regular School Districts
§ 671:4 Board.
A school district which is not a cooperative school district as defined in RSA 195:1 may have a school board of 3, 5, 7, or 9 members, as it shall determine by vote at any annual meeting. They shall serve for a term of 3 years. Insofar as possible, an equal number of the members shall be elected at each school district election. Whenever such a district determines to change the number of board members, it shall also determine the number of members to be elected each year. Such change shall not take effect until the school district election in the year next following the one in which the change is voted. The board will increase or decrease in membership so that there will always be an uneven number of members until the desired number is reached. The school board of a district which does not otherwise vote shall have 3 members.
R.S.A. § 671:3
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUTES ANNOTATED
TITLE LXIII. ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 671. SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS
General Provisions
§ 671:3 Term of Office.
Except as otherwise provided, the term of any officer elected under the provisions of this chapter shall begin upon the officer's election and qualification for office and shall end upon the election and qualification of the officer's successor.
R.S.A. § 671:33
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUTES ANNOTATED
TITLE LXIII. ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 671. SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS
Post-Election Procedure
§ 671:33 Vacancies.
Vacancies among members of cooperative or area school planning committees shall be filled by the moderator for the unexpired term. The school board shall fill vacancies occurring on the school board and in all other district offices for which no other method of filling a vacancy is provided. Appointees of the school board shall serve until the next district election when the voters of the district shall elect a replacement for the unexpired term. In the case of a vacancy of the entire membership of the school board, or if the remaining members are unable, by majority vote, to agree upon an appointment, the selectmen of the town or towns involved shall appoint members by majority vote in convention. Vacancies in the office of moderator shall be filled by vote at a school meeting or election, provided that, until a replacement is chosen, the school district clerk shall serve as moderator. Vacancies occurring on the budget committee of a cooperative school district shall be filled by appointment made within 5 days by the moderator if the vacancy is called to the moderator's attention or by the chairperson of the cooperative school board if the vacancy is called to the chairperson's attention or if the vacancy is that of a member appointed by the school board.
R.S.A. § 671:18
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUTES ANNOTATED
TITLE LXIII. ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 671. SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS
Nominations
§ 671:18 Qualifications.
To become a candidate for any school district office, a person must be a registered voter in the district. No person holding the office of member of the school board shall at the same time hold the office of district moderator, treasurer, or auditor. No person employed on a salaried basis by a school administrative unit or by any school district within a school administrative unit shall be a school board member in any district of the school administrative unit. Salaried positions shall include, but are not limited to, the following: teacher, custodian, administrator, secretary, school bus driver (if paid by the district), school lunch worker and teacher's aide.
R.S.A. § 48:1
NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUTES ANNOTATED
TITLE III. TOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGE DISTRICTS, AND UNINCORPORATED PLACES
CHAPTER 48. CITY OFFICERS
§ 48:1 Disqualification for Employment by City.
No publicly elected official of a city, except school district officers, who as such official is authorized to appropriate or expend public funds shall be employed during the term for which he is elected by any department, board or commission of the city in any other capacity or in any other position of employment by the city where compensation is allowed, except as justice or clerk of the municipal court, or call firemen, or special police officers; provided that in case any city charter, at the time this section takes effect, provides specifically that certain elected officials may be employed in other specified employments, or positions, contrary to the provisions of this section, the provisions of said charter shall prevail. Upon the acceptance of any such prohibited employment by a publicly elected official, as prohibited herein, the elective office shall forthwith become vacant and shall be filled as provided by law. The provisions of this section shall not affect the rights of cities or towns to make such consolidation of official functions as may have been heretofore authorized by statute.