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Note: New Hampshire constitutional amendments require a YES vote of 66.7% in order to pass.

2012 - Statewide - Question 2Are you in favor of amending article 73-a of the second part of the constitution to read as follows:

"[Art.] 73-a [Supreme Court, Administration.] The chief justice of the supreme court shall be the administrative head of all the courts. The chief justice shall, with the concurrence of a majority of the supreme court justices, make rules governing the administration of all courts in the state and the practice and procedure to be followed in all such courts. The rules so promulgated shall have the force and effect of law. The legislature shall have a concurrent power to regulate the same matters by statute. In the event of a conflict between a statute and a court rule, the statute, if not otherwise contrary to this constitution, shall prevail over the rule."

(Passed by the N.H. House 242 Yes 96 No; Passed by State Senate 19 Yes 5 No) CACR 26

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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
294,164
308,094
0 602,258
Alton
 
1,502
1,423
0
2,925
Barnstead
 
946
1,160
0
2,106
Belmont
 
1,541
1,567
0
3,108
Center Harbor
 
331
280
0
611
Gilford
 
2,042
1,881
0
3,923
Gilmanton
 
846
1,000
0
1,846
Laconia More »
 
3,335
3,430
0
6,765
Meredith
 
1,690
1,700
0
3,390
New Hampton
 
538
607
0
1,145
Sanbornton
 
663
842
0
1,505
Tilton
 
807
827
0
1,634
Albany
 
160
164
0
324
Bartlett
 
842
710
0
1,552
Brookfield
 
195
191
0
386
Chatham
 
92
86
0
178
Conway
 
2,340
1,966
0
4,306
Eaton
 
113
132
0
245
Effingham
 
326
359
0
685
Freedom
 
437
359
0
796
Hale's Location
 
79
109
0
188
Hart's Location
 
10
19
0
29
Jackson
 
299
271
0
570
Madison
 
621
586
0
1,207
Moultonborough
 
1,503
1,224
0
2,727
Ossipee
 
901
873
0
1,774
Sandwich
 
371
494
0
865
Tamworth
 
610
750
0
1,360
Tuftonboro
 
788
615
0
1,403
Wakefield
 
1,107
1,203
0
2,310
Wolfeboro
 
1,836
1,782
0
3,618
Alstead
 
384
534
0
918
Chesterfield
 
828
1,074
0
1,902
Dublin
 
380
542
0
922
Fitzwilliam
 
442
694
0
1,136
Gilsum
 
146
234
0
380
Harrisville
 
206
404
0
610
Hinsdale
 
701
792
0
1,493
Jaffrey
 
1,017
1,457
0
2,474
Keene More »
 
4,118
6,092
0
10,210
Marlborough
 
418
577
0
995
Marlow
 
155
221
0
376
Nelson
 
117
284
0
401
Richmond
 
253
354
0
607
Rindge
 
1,445
1,429
0
2,874
Roxbury
 
37
96
0
133
Stoddard
 
281
360
0
641
Sullivan
 
142
198
0
340
Surry
 
175
249
0
424
Swanzey
 
1,434
1,702
0
3,136
Troy
 
430
486
0
916
Walpole
 
815
998
0
1,813
Westmoreland
 
350
596
0
946
Winchester
 
744
834
0
1,578
Berlin
 
1,702
1,784
0
3,486
Carroll
 
214
235
0
449
Clarksville
 
52
75
0
127
Colebrook
 
345
477
0
822
Columbia
 
125
151
0
276
Dalton
 
232
204
0
436
Dummer
 
64
69
0
133
Errol
 
75
68
0
143
Gorham
 
650
643
0
1,293
Jefferson
 
258
254
0
512
Lancaster
 
739
655
0
1,394
Milan
 
291
307
0
598
Northumberland
 
440
405
0
845
Pittsburg
 
204
206
0
410
Randolph
 
98
122
0
220
Shelburne
 
99
126
0
225
Stark
 
122
114
0
236
Stewartstown
 
140
128
0
268
Stratford
 
104
132
0
236
Whitefield
 
531
489
0
1,020
Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant
 
0
0
0
0
Bean's Grant
 
0
0
0
0
Bean's Purchase
 
0
0
0
0
Cambridge
 
1
1
0
2
Chandler's Purchase
 
0
0
0
0
Crawford's Purchase
 
0
0
0
0
Cutt's Grant
 
0
0
0
0
Dix's Grant
 
0
0
0
0
Dixville
 
6
2
0
8
Erving's Location
 
0
0
0
0
Green's Grant
 
0
1
0
1
Hadley's Purchase
 
0
0
0
0
Kilkenny
 
0
0
0
0
Low and Burbank's Grant
 
0
0
0
0
Martin's Location
 
0
0
0
0
Millsfield
 
7
7
0
14
Odell
 
0
0
0
0
Pinkham's Grant
 
0
3
0
3
Sargent's Purchase
 
0
0
0
0
Second College Grant
 
0
0
0
0
Success
 
0
0
0
0
Thompson and Meserve's Purchase
 
0
0
0
0
Wentworth's Location
 
10
6
0
16
Alexandria
 
371
431
0
802
Ashland
 
509
495
0
1,004
Bath
 
220
221
0
441
Benton
 
65
72
0
137
Bethlehem
 
606
609
0
1,215
Bridgewater
 
291
298
0
589
Bristol
 
736
709
0
1,445
Campton
 
916
699
0
1,615
Canaan
 
718
943
0
1,661
Dorchester
 
71
110
0
181
Easton
 
78
86
0
164
Ellsworth
 
26
21
0
47
Enfield
 
934
1,222
0
2,156
Franconia
 
284
361
0
645
Grafton
 
292
322
0
614
Groton
 
126
133
0
259
Hanover
 
2,021
3,677
0
5,698
Haverhill
 
983
763
0
1,746
Hebron
 
180
163
0
343
Holderness
 
535
623
0
1,158
Landaff
 
103
113
0
216
Lebanon More »
 
2,353
3,689
0
6,042
Lincoln
 
362
285
0
647
Lisbon
 
325
305
0
630
Littleton
 
1,372
1,190
0
2,562
Livermore
 
0
0
0
0
Lyman
 
139
119
0
258
Lyme
 
340
286
0
626
Monroe
 
209
202
0
411
Orange
 
69
83
0
152
Orford
 
228
367
0
595
Piermont
 
151
209
0
360
Plymouth
 
1,414
1,535
0
2,949
Rumney
 
386
352
0
738
Sugar Hill
 
175
172
0
347
Thornton
 
610
544
0
1,154
Warren
 
162
215
0
377
Waterville Valley
 
116
89
0
205
Wentworth
 
223
217
0
440
Woodstock
 
359
316
0
675
Amherst
 
3,312
3,121
0
6,433
Antrim
 
478
781
0
1,259
Bedford
 
6,993
4,299
0
11,292
Bennington
 
335
378
0
713
Brookline
 
1,281
1,247
0
2,528
Deering
 
418
540
0
958
Francestown
 
398
525
0
923
Goffstown
 
4,118
3,597
0
7,715
Greenfield
 
331
463
0
794
Greenville
 
355
482
0
837
Hancock
 
405
664
0
1,069
Hillsborough
 
1,048
1,416
0
2,464
Hollis
 
2,031
2,439
0
4,470
Hudson
 
5,624
4,738
0
10,362
Litchfield
 
2,279
978
0
3,257
Lyndeborough
 
407
472
0
879
Manchester More »
 
19,426
19,849
0
39,275
Mason
 
376
378
0
754
Merrimack
 
6,825
5,711
0
12,536
Milford
 
3,612
3,097
0
6,709
Mont Vernon
 
643
691
0
1,334
Nashua More »
 
16,510
18,816
0
35,326
New Boston
 
1,304
1,414
0
2,718
New Ipswich
 
1,247
1,058
0
2,305
Pelham
 
3,396
2,699
0
6,095
Peterborough
 
1,435
1,918
0
3,353
Sharon
 
90
137
0
227
Temple
 
371
409
0
780
Weare
 
2,103
1,992
0
4,095
Wilton
 
822
1,042
0
1,864
Windsor
 
46
49
0
95
Allenstown
 
910
963
0
1,873
Andover
 
483
666
0
1,149
Boscawen
 
663
797
0
1,460
Bow
 
1,757
2,473
0
4,230
Bradford
 
357
508
0
865
Canterbury
 
512
804
0
1,316
Chichester
 
586
739
0
1,325
Concord More »
 
6,631
10,597
0
17,228
Danbury
 
247
320
0
567
Dunbarton
 
724
826
0
1,550
Epsom
 
1,077
1,151
0
2,228
Franklin More »
 
1,534
1,619
0
3,153
Henniker
 
921
1,281
0
2,202
Hill
 
241
251
0
492
Hooksett
 
3,437
2,800
0
6,237
Hopkinton
 
1,185
2,169
0
3,354
Loudon
 
1,140
1,384
0
2,524
New London
 
1,210
1,448
0
2,658
Newbury
 
545
615
0
1,160
Northfield
 
951
979
0
1,930
Pembroke
 
1,509
1,771
0
3,280
Pittsfield
 
772
916
0
1,688
Salisbury
 
288
402
0
690
Sutton
 
493
550
0
1,043
Warner
 
576
893
0
1,469
Webster
 
376
608
0
984
Wilmot
 
335
396
0
731
Atkinson
 
2,117
1,673
0
3,790
Auburn
 
1,542
1,290
0
2,832
Brentwood
 
1,074
974
0
2,048
Candia
 
1,080
1,082
0
2,162
Chester
 
1,208
1,117
0
2,325
Danville
 
1,128
898
0
2,026
Deerfield
 
1,101
1,177
0
2,278
Derry
 
7,324
6,330
0
13,654
E. Kingston
 
737
573
0
1,310
Epping
 
1,563
1,676
0
3,239
Exeter
 
3,281
4,341
0
7,622
Fremont
 
1,073
1,095
0
2,168
Greenland
 
1,061
1,032
0
2,093
Hampstead
 
2,525
1,996
0
4,521
Hampton
 
4,227
3,949
0
8,176
Hampton Falls
 
746
520
0
1,266
Kensington
 
647
556
0
1,203
Kingston
 
1,649
1,298
0
2,947
Londonderry
 
6,293
4,812
0
11,105
New Castle
 
318
404
0
722
Newfields
 
501
424
0
925
Newington
 
232
248
0
480
Newmarket
 
2,181
2,392
0
4,573
Newton
 
1,131
1,078
0
2,209
N. Hampton
 
1,372
1,288
0
2,660
Northwood
 
988
1,144
0
2,132
Nottingham
 
1,135
1,255
0
2,390
Plaistow
 
2,001
1,610
0
3,611
Portsmouth More »
 
4,653
6,289
0
10,942
Raymond
 
2,273
2,020
0
4,293
Rye
 
1,680
1,626
0
3,306
Salem
 
6,600
5,821
0
12,421
Sandown
 
1,523
1,304
0
2,827
Seabrook
 
2,004
1,598
0
3,602
S. Hampton
 
242
252
0
494
Stratham
 
2,109
2,092
0
4,201
Windham
 
4,153
2,951
0
7,104
Barrington
 
2,136
2,112
0
4,248
Dover More »
 
5,684
7,786
0
13,470
Durham
 
2,454
3,486
0
5,940
Farmington
 
1,298
1,329
0
2,627
Lee
 
982
1,294
0
2,276
Madbury
 
500
544
0
1,044
Middleton
 
367
375
0
742
Milton
 
942
977
0
1,919
New Durham
 
744
669
0
1,413
Rochester More »
 
6,465
5,755
0
12,220
Rollinsford
 
586
775
0
1,361
Somersworth More »
 
2,143
2,424
0
4,567
Strafford
 
958
1,178
0
2,136
Acworth
 
189
271
0
460
Charlestown
 
1,006
941
0
1,947
Claremont More »
 
2,114
2,612
0
4,726
Cornish
 
346
545
0
891
Croydon
 
178
195
0
373
Goshen
 
166
192
0
358
Grantham
 
780
1,039
0
1,819
Langdon
 
161
174
0
335
Lempster
 
195
279
0
474
Newport
 
1,167
1,232
0
2,399
Plainfield
 
496
759
0
1,255
Springfield
 
310
357
0
667
Sunapee
 
873
891
0
1,764
Unity
 
270
366
0
636
Washington
 
247
299
0
546
Totals
294,164
308,094
0 602,258