CHAPTER 9
HB 50 - FINAL VERSION
5Jan2022... 2274h
02/16/2022 0560s
02/16/2022 0719s
2022 SESSION
21-0631
11/05
HOUSE BILL 50
AN ACT apportioning state representative districts.
SPONSORS: Rep. B. Griffin, Hills. 6
COMMITTEE: Special Committee on Redistricting
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ANALYSIS
This bill establishes state representative districts.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
5Jan2022... 2274h
02/16/2022 0560s
02/16/2022 0719s 21-0631
11/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT apportioning state representative districts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
9:1 State Representative Districts. RSA 662:5 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
662:5 State Representative Districts. The state is divided into districts for the choosing of state representatives, each of which may elect the number of representatives set forth opposite the district, as follows:
I. Belknap County
District No. 1 Center Harbor
New Hampton 1
District No. 2 Meredith 2
District No. 3 Sanbornton
Tilton 1
District No. 4 Belmont 1
District No. 5 Laconia Ward 1
Laconia Ward 3
Laconia Ward 4
Laconia Ward 5
Laconia Ward 6 4
District No. 6 Gilford
Gilmanton
Laconia Ward 2 4
District No. 7 Alton
Barnstead 3
District No. 8 Belmont
Sanbornton
Tilton 2
II. Carroll County
District No. 1 Conway 3
District No. 2 Albany
Bartlett
Chatham
Hale's Location
Hart's Location
Jackson
Sandwich 2
District No. 3 Madison
Moultonborough
Tamworth 2
District No. 4 Brookfield
Eaton
Effingham
Freedom
Wakefield 2
District No. 5 Ossipee 1
District No. 6 Tuftonboro
Wolfeboro 2
District No. 7 Ossipee
Tuftonboro
Wolfeboro 1
District No. 8 Brookfield
Eaton
Effingham
Freedom
Madison
Moultonborough
Tamworth
Wakefield 2
III. Cheshire County
District No. 1 Keene Ward 1 1
District No. 2 Keene Ward 3 1
District No. 3 Keene Ward 5 1
District No. 4 Keene Ward 4 1
District No. 5 Surry
Walpole 1
District No. 6 Chesterfield
Hinsdale
Westmoreland 2
District No. 7 Keene Ward 2 1
District No. 8 Harrisville
Marlborough
Nelson
Roxbury
Sullivan 1
District No. 9 Alstead
Gilsum
Marlow
Stoddard 1
District No. 10 Richmond
Swanzey 2
District No. 11 Winchester 1
District No. 12 Fitzwilliam
Troy 1
District No. 13 Dublin
Jaffrey 1
District No. 14 Rindge 1
District No. 15 Chesterfield
Hinsdale
Keene Ward 1
Keene Ward 3
Keene Ward 4
Keene Ward 5
Surry
Walpole
Westmoreland 2
District No. 16 Alstead
Gilsum
Harrisville
Keene Ward 2
Marlborough
Marlow
Nelson
Roxbury
Stoddard
Sullivan 1
District No. 17 Fitzwilliam
Richmond
Swanzey
Troy
Winchester 1
District No. 18 Dublin
Jaffrey
Rindge 2
IV. Coos County
District No. 1 Dalton
Lancaster
Northumberland
Stratford 2
District No. 2 Atkinson & Gilmanton Academy Grant
Cambridge
Clarksville
Dix's Grant
Dixville
Dummer
Errol
Milan
Millsfield
Odell
Pittsburg
Second College Grant
Stark
Wentworth's Location 1
District No. 3 Colebrook
Columbia
Erving's Location
Stewartstown 1
District No. 4 Carroll
Jefferson
Kilkenny
Whitefield 1
District No. 5 Berlin 2
District No. 6 Bean's Grant
Bean's Purchase
Chandler's Purchase
Crawford's Purchase
Cutt's Grant
Gorham
Green's Grant
Hadley's Purchase
Low and Burbank's Grant
Martin's Location
Pinkham's Grant
Randolph
Sargent's Purchase
Shelburne
Success
Thompson and
Meserve's Purchase 1
District No. 7 Berlin
Carroll
Jefferson
Kilkenny
Whitefield 1
V. Grafton County
District No. 1 Bath
Lisbon
Littleton
Lyman
Monroe
Sugar Hill 3
District No. 2 Bethlehem
Franconia 1
District No. 3 Easton
Lincoln
Livermore
Woodstock 1
District No. 4 Ellsworth
Thornton
Waterville Valley 1
District No. 5 Benton
Haverhill
Landaff
Piermont
Warren 2
District No. 6 Orford
Rumney
Wentworth 1
District No. 7 Campton 1
District No. 8 Ashland
Holderness
Plymouth 3
District No. 9 Canaan
Dorchester
Orange 1
District No. 10 Bridgewater
Bristol 1
District No. 11 Alexandria
Grafton
Groton
Hebron 1
District No. 12 Hanover
Lyme 4
District No. 13 Lebanon Ward 1 1
District No. 14 Lebanon Ward 2 1
District No. 15 Lebanon Ward 3 1
District No. 16 Enfield 1
District No. 17 Lebanon Ward 1
Lebanon Ward 2
Lebanon Ward 3 1
District No. 18 Alexandria
Bridgewater
Bristol
Canaan
Dorchester
Enfield
Grafton
Groton
Hebron
Orange 1
VI. Hillsborough County
District No. 1 Pelham 4
District No. 2 Bedford 7
District No. 3 Nashua Ward 4 3
District No. 4 Nashua Ward 2 3
District No. 5 Nashua Ward 1 3
District No. 6 Nashua Ward 3 3
District No. 7 Nashua Ward 7 3
District No. 8 Nashua Ward 6 3
District No. 9 Nashua Ward 5 3
District No. 10 Nashua Ward 9 3
District No. 11 Nashua Ward 8 3
District No. 12 Merrimack 8
District No. 13 Hudson 6
District No. 14 Litchfield 2
District No. 15 Manchester Ward 8 2
District No. 16 Manchester Ward 6 2
District No. 17 Manchester Ward 2 2
District No. 18 Manchester Ward 12 2
District No. 19 Manchester Ward 10 2
District No. 20 Manchester Ward 9 2
District No. 21 Manchester Ward 1 2
District No. 22 Manchester Ward 11 2
District No. 23 Manchester Ward 3 2
District No. 24 Manchester Ward 4 2
District No. 25 Manchester Ward 5 2
District No. 26 Manchester Ward 7 2
District No. 27 Deering
Francestown 1
District No. 28 Weare 2
District No. 29 Goffstown 4
District No. 30 Antrim
Bennington
Hillsborough
Windsor 3
District No. 31 Greenfield
Hancock 1
District No. 32 New Ipswich
Temple
Wilton 3
District No. 33 Peterborough
Sharon 2
District No. 34 Amherst 3
District No. 35 Hollis 2
District No. 36 Brookline
Greenville
Mason 2
District No. 37 Amherst
Milford 1
District No. 38 Hudson
Litchfield 2
District No. 39 Manchester Ward 6
Manchester Ward 8
Manchester Ward 9 2
District No. 40 Manchester Ward 1
Manchester Ward 3
Manchester Ward 10
Manchester Ward 11
Manchester Ward 12 4
District No. 41 Manchester Ward 2
Manchester Ward 4
Manchester Ward 5
Manchester Ward 7 3
District No. 42 Lyndeborough
Mont Vernon
New Boston 3
District No. 43 Milford 4
District No. 44 Goffstown
Weare 2
District No. 45 Brookline
Greenville
Hollis
Mason 1
VII. Merrimack County
District No. 1 Boscawen 1
District No. 2 Northfield 1
District No. 3 Franklin Ward 1
Franklin Ward 2
Franklin Ward 3 2
District No. 4 Canterbury
Loudon 2
District No. 5 Andover
Danbury
Hill
Salisbury
Webster 2
District No. 6 Sutton
Wilmot 1
District No. 7 New London
Newbury 2
District No. 8 Bradford
Henniker
Warner 3
District No. 9 Bow
Hopkinton 4
District No. 10 Dunbarton
Hooksett 4
District No. 11 Allenstown 1
District No. 12 Pembroke 2
District No. 13 Chichester
Pittsfield 2
District No. 14 Epsom 1
District No. 15 Concord Ward 1 1
District No. 16 Concord Ward 2 1
District No. 17 Concord Ward 3 1
District No. 18 Concord Ward 4 1
District No. 19 Concord Ward 5 1
District No. 20 Concord Ward 6 1
District No. 21 Concord Ward 7 1
District No. 22 Concord Ward 8 1
District No. 23 Concord Ward 9 1
District No. 24 Concord Ward 10 1
District No. 25 Franklin Ward 1
Franklin Ward 2
Franklin Ward 3
Northfield 1
District No. 26 Andover
Boscawen
Canterbury
Danbury
Hill
Loudon
Salisbury
Webster 1
District No. 27 Allenstown
Dunbarton
Epsom
Hooksett 2
District No. 28 Concord Ward 1
Concord Ward 2
Concord Ward 3 1
District No. 29 Concord Ward 4
Concord Ward 9
Concord Ward 10 1
District No. 30 Concord Ward 5
Concord Ward 6
Concord Ward 7
Concord Ward 8 1
VIII. Rockingham County
District No. 1 Northwood
Nottingham 3
District No. 2 Auburn
Candia
Deerfield 3
District No. 3 Chester 1
District No. 4 Raymond 3
District No. 5 Epping 2
District No. 6 Brentwood 1
District No. 7 Fremont 1
District No. 8 Danville 1
District No. 9 Sandown 2
District No. 10 Newfields
Newmarket 3
District No. 11 Exeter 4
District No. 12 Stratham 2
District No. 13 Derry 10
District No. 14 E. Kingston
Kingston 2
District No. 15 Hampstead 2
District No. 16 Londonderry 7
District No. 17 Windham 4
District No. 18 Atkinson 2
District No. 19 Hampton Falls
Kensington 1
District No. 20 Newton
Plaistow
S. Hampton 3
District No. 21 Newington
Portsmouth Ward 1 1
District No. 22 New Castle
Portsmouth Ward 5 1
District No. 23 N. Hampton 1
District No. 24 Greenland
Rye 2
District No. 25 Salem 9
District No. 26 Portsmouth Ward 3 1
District No. 27 Portsmouth Ward 4 1
District No. 28 Portsmouth Ward 2 1
District No. 29 Hampton 4
District No. 30 Seabrook 2
District No. 31 Auburn
Candia
Chester
Deerfield 2
District No. 32 Brentwood
Danville
Fremont 1
District No. 33 Exeter
Newfields
Newmarket
Stratham 1
District No. 34 E. Kingston
Hampstead
Kingston 1
District No. 35 Londonderry
Windham 1
District No. 36 Hampton Falls
Kensington
Newton
Plaistow
S. Hampton 1
District No. 37 New Castle
Newington
Portsmouth Ward 1
Portsmouth Ward 5 1
District No. 38 Greenland
N. Hampton
Rye 1
District No. 39 Portsmouth Ward 2
Portsmouth Ward 3
Portsmouth Ward 4 1
District No. 40 Hampton
Seabrook 1
IX. Strafford County
District No. 1 Farmington 2
District No. 2 Milton
Rochester Ward 5 3
District No. 3 Middleton
New Durham 1
District No. 4 Barrington
Strafford 3
District No. 5 Rochester Ward 1 1
District No. 6 Rochester Ward 2 1
District No. 7 Rochester Ward 3 1
District No. 8 Rochester Ward 4 1
District No. 9 Rochester Ward 6 1
District No. 10 Durham 4
District No. 11 Dover Ward 4
Lee
Madbury 3
District No. 12 Rollinsford
Somersworth Ward 1
Somersworth Ward 2
Somersworth Ward 3
Somersworth Ward 4
Somersworth Ward 5 4
District No. 13 Dover Ward 6 1
District No. 14 Dover Ward 1 1
District No. 15 Dover Ward 2 1
District No. 16 Dover Ward 3 1
District No. 17 Dover Ward 5 1
District No. 18 Barrington
Middleton
New Durham
Strafford 1
District No. 19 Rochester Ward 1
Rochester Ward 2
Rochester Ward 3
Rochester Ward 4
Rochester Ward 6 3
District No. 20 Dover Ward 4
Durham
Lee
Madbury 1
District No. 21 Dover Ward 1
Dover Ward 2
Dover Ward 3
Dover Ward 5
Dover Ward 6 3
X. Sullivan County
District No. 1 Grantham 1
District No. 2 Cornish
Plainfield 1
District No. 3 Charlestown
Newport
Unity 3
District No. 4 Acworth
Goshen
Langdon
Lempster
Washington 1
District No. 5 Springfield
Sunapee 1
District No. 6 Claremont Ward 1
Claremont Ward 2
Claremont Ward 3
Croydon 3
District No. 7 Charlestown
Cornish
Newport
Plainfield
Unity 1
District No. 8 Acworth
Claremont Ward 1
Claremont Ward 2
Claremont Ward 3
Croydon
Goshen
Langdon
Lempster
Springfield
Sunapee
Washington 2
9:2 Application. The changes in state representative districts established by this act shall not affect constituencies or terms of office of representatives presently in office. The state representative districts established by this act shall be in effect for the purpose of electing representatives at the 2022 state general election. If there shall be a vacancy in a state representatives district for any reason prior to the 2022 state general election, the vacancy shall be filled by and from the same state representative district that existed for the 2020 state general election. No provision of this act shall affect in any manner any of the proceedings of the membership of the house of representatives of the general court that assembled for a biennial session in January 2021.
9:3 Ward Boundaries; Legislative Districts. Ward boundaries adopted as of January 30, 2022 shall be the ward boundaries used to determine state legislative districts beginning with the November 2022 state general election.
9:4 City of Portsmouth; Wards. 1895, 183:1, as amended by 1947, 390:1; 1957, 412:1; 1971, 582:1; 1983, 424:1; 1989, 210:2; and 2012, 9:4 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
Section 1. The city of Portsmouth in the county of Rockingham is and shall be divided into 5 wards which shall be constituted as follows:
Ward 1 shall contain all that part of the city included within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point in the Piscataqua river on the boundary of the city of Portsmouth, the state of Maine, and the town of Newington; thence southeasterly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the state of Maine to the point where U.S. route 1 crosses the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the state of Maine; thence southwesterly along U.S. route 1 to a point where U.S. route 1 passes over Daniel street; thence southwesterly along Daniel street to the intersection of Daniel street and Congress street; thence southwesterly along Congress street to the intersection of Congress street and Maplewood avenue; thence northwesterly along Maplewood avenue to the middle of a bridge crossing the so-called North Mill pond; thence southwesterly along a line following the midpoint of the so-called North Mill pond until it intersects Bartlett street at a point 300 feet north of the intersection of Bartlett street and Cate street; thence northwesterly along Bartlett street to the intersection of Bartlett street and Woodbury avenue; thence northwesterly 10,000 feet along Woodbury avenue to the intersection of Woodbury avenue and Gosling road; thence northeasterly along Gosling road to its terminus; thence northeasterly along the boundary of the town of Newington and the city of Portsmouth to the point of beginning.
Ward 2 shall contain all that part of the city included within the following boundaries: Beginning at the middle of the Maplewood avenue bridge at the northeast end of North Mill pond; thence southeasterly along Maplewood avenue to the intersection of Maplewood avenue and Middle street; thence southerly along Middle street to the intersection of Middle street and Court street; thence northeasterly along Court street to the intersection of Court street and Rogers street; thence southerly along Rogers street to the intersection of Rogers street and Parrott avenue; thence southerly along Parrott avenue to the intersection of Parrott avenue and Richards avenue; thence northerly along Richards avenue a distance of 150 feet; thence southwesterly along a line until said line reaches the intersection of Merrimac street and Miller avenue; thence southeasterly along Miller avenue; thence west along Lincoln avenue; thence south along Broad street; until it reaches the intersection of Broad street and South street; thence westerly along South street until it reaches the intersection of South street and Middle road; thence southwesterly along Middle road until the intersection of Middle road and U.S. route 1 bypass; thence northwesterly along U.S. route 1 bypass to a point where it is crossed by a railroad track; thence northeasterly along said railroad track until a point where it crosses Bartlett street; thence northwesterly along Bartlett street until a point 300 feet north of the intersection of Bartlett street and Cate street; thence northeasterly along a line following the middle of the so-called North Mill pond to the point of beginning.
Ward 3 shall contain all that part of the city included within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point at the intersection of the boundary of the city of Portsmouth, the town of Newington, and the town of Greenland; thence northerly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Newington a distance of 8,400 feet; thence continuing northeasterly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Newington to the intersection of the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Newington and Woodbury avenue; thence southeasterly along Woodbury avenue a distance of 10,000 feet to the intersection of Woodbury avenue and Bartlett street; thence southerly along Bartlett street to a point where a railroad crosses Bartlett street; thence southwesterly along said railroad line to a point where it crosses U.S. route 1 bypass; thence southeasterly along U.S. route 1 bypass to a point where it intersects Greenleaf avenue; thence southwesterly along Greenleaf avenue to the intersection of Greenleaf avenue and Peverly Hill road; thence southeasterly along Peverly Hill road to the intersection of Peverly Hill road and Lafayette road; thence southwesterly along Lafayette road to a point at the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye; thence northwesterly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye to the intersection of the boundaries of the city of Portsmouth, the town of Rye, and the town of Greenland; thence northerly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Greenland to the point of beginning.
Ward 4 shall contain all that part of the city included within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point at the intersection of South street and Summit avenue; thence southerly along Summit avenue to the point where Andrew Jarvis drive crosses Summit avenue; thence westerly along Andrew Jarvis drive to the intersection of Andrew Jarvis drive and Lafayette road; thence southerly along Lafayette road to a bridge over the so-called Sagamore creek; thence easterly along a line following the center of the so-called Sagamore creek to a point at the boundary of the city of Portsmouth, the town of Rye, and the town of New Castle; thence southwesterly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye to a point where the boundary between the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye turns northwesterly; thence northwesterly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye to the intersection of the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye with Lafayette road; thence northeasterly along Lafayette road to the intersection of Lafayette road and Peverly Hill road; thence northwesterly along Peverly Hill road to the intersection of Peverly Hill road and Greenleaf avenue; thence northeasterly along Greenleaf avenue to the intersection of Greenleaf avenue and U.S. route 1 bypass; thence northwesterly along U.S. route 1 bypass to the intersection of U.S. route 1 bypass and Middle road; thence easterly along Middle road to the intersection of Middle road and South street; thence easterly along South street to the point of beginning.
Ward 5 shall contain all that part of the city included within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point where U.S. route 1 intersects the boundary between the city of Portsmouth and the state of Maine; thence southeasterly along the boundary between the city of Portsmouth and the state of Maine to the boundary of the city of Portsmouth, the state of Maine, and the town of New Castle; thence southerly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of New Castle to the boundary of the city of Portsmouth, the town of New Castle, and the town of Rye; thence southwesterly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye to the midpoint of the so-called Sagamore creek; thence westerly along a line following the center of the co-called Sagamore creek to the Lafayette road bridge over the so-called Sagamore creek; thence northerly along Lafayette road to the intersection of Lafayette road and Andrew Jarvis drive; thence northeasterly along Andrew Jarvis drive to the intersection of Andrew Jarvis drive and Summit avenue; thence northerly along Summit avenue to the intersection of Summit avenue and South street; thence easterly along South street to the intersection of South street and Broad Street; thence northwesterly along Broad street to the intersection of Broad street and Lincoln avenue; thence northeasterly along Lincoln avenue to the intersection of Miller avenue; thence Northwesterly along Miller avenue to the intersection of Merrimac street; thence northeasterly to a point on Richards avenue 150 feet northerly from the intersection of Richards avenue and Parrott avenue; thence southeasterly along Richards avenue to the intersection of Richards avenue and Parrott avenue; thence northeasterly along Parrott avenue to the intersection of Parrott avenue and Rogers street; thence northwesterly along Rogers street to the intersection of Rogers street and Court street; thence westerly along Court street to the intersection of Court street and Middle street; thence northerly along Middle street to the intersection of Middle street and Congress street; thence northeasterly along Congress street to the intersection of Congress street and Daniel street; thence northeasterly along Daniel street to the point where it is crossed by U.S. route 1; thence northerly along U.S. route 1 to the point of beginning.
9:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: March 23, 2022
Effective Date: March 23, 2022