2002 - 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, have the power by rule to regulate the security and administration of, and the practice, procedure, and rules of evidence in, all courts in the state The rules so adopted shall have the force and effect of law. The general court may also regulate these matters by statute provided that the general court shall have no authority to abridge the necessary adjudicatory functions for which the courts were created. In the event of a conflict between a statute and a rule, the statute shall supersede the rule, if not contrary to the provisions of the constitution.

(Passed by the N.H. House 290 Yes 48 No; Passed by State Senate 16 Yes 7 No) CACR 5

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City/Town	Ward	Pct	Yes	No	Blanks	Total Votes Cast
Totals			177,721	184,042	0	361,763
Alton			800	810	0	1,610
Barnstead			538	722	0	1,260
Belmont			788	963	0	1,751
Center Harbor			250	173	0	423
Gilford			1,349	1,240	0	2,589
Gilmanton			520	610	0	1,130
Laconia More »			2,181	2,305	0	4,486
Meredith			1,214	925	0	2,139
New Hampton			301	371	0	672
Sanbornton			458	536	0	994
Tilton			448	416	0	864
Albany			99	95	0	194
Bartlett			608	493	0	1,101
Brookfield			134	130	0	264
Chatham			41	51	0	92
Conway			1,214	1,247	0	2,461
Eaton			98	69	0	167
Effingham			159	223	0	382
Freedom			302	277	0	579
Hale's Location			44	22	0	66
Hart's Location			18	3	0	21
Jackson			291	161	0	452
Madison			359	343	0	702
Moultonborough			1,157	723	0	1,880
Ossipee			511	609	0	1,120
Sandwich			326	289	0	615
Tamworth			361	385	0	746
Tuftonboro			600	390	0	990
Wakefield			572	693	0	1,265
Wolfeboro			1,981	1,082	0	3,063
Alstead			223	416	0	639
Chesterfield			451	662	0	1,113
Dublin			331	343	0	674
Fitzwilliam			264	408	0	672
Gilsum			75	136	0	211
Harrisville			179	256	0	435
Hinsdale			322	493	0	815
Jaffrey			771	822	0	1,593
Keene More »			2,414	3,647	0	6,061
Marlborough			296	405	0	701
Marlow			80	208	0	288
Nelson			93	143	0	236
Richmond			143	219	0	362
Rindge			714	718	0	1,432
Roxbury			21	62	0	83
Stoddard			179	209	0	388
Sullivan			87	130	0	217
Surry			88	166	0	254
Swanzey			647	1,074	0	1,721
Troy			200	324	0	524
Walpole			482	722	0	1,204
Westmoreland			242	389	0	631
Winchester			337	553	0	890
Berlin More »			1,289	1,502	0	2,791
Carroll			155	129	0	284
Clarksville			34	35	0	69
Colebrook			239	259	0	498
Columbia			71	76	0	147
Dalton			123	151	0	274
Dummer			37	73	0	110
Errol			43	47	0	90
Gorham			418	513	0	931
Jefferson			137	187	0	324
Lancaster			458	485	0	943
Milan			149	210	0	359
Northumberland			256	262	0	518
Pittsburg			143	108	0	251
Randolph			110	76	0	186
Shelburne			70	73	0	143
Stark			51	100	0	151
Stewartstown			89	56	0	145
Stratford			54	85	0	139
Whitefield			283	304	0	587
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	0	0	1
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			8	10	0	18
Erving's Location			0	0	0	0
Green's Grant			3	0	0	3
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	5	0	12
Odell			0	0	0	0
Pinkham's Grant			1	0	0	1
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			1	8	0	9
Alexandria			208	243	0	451
Ashland			264	306	0	570
Bath			111	138	0	249
Benton			28	44	0	72
Bethlehem			357	374	0	731
Bridgewater			194	166	0	360
Bristol			481	428	0	909
Campton			388	422	0	810
Canaan			333	541	0	874
Dorchester			43	68	0	111
Easton			70	49	0	119
Ellsworth			18	17	0	35
Enfield			553	657	0	1,210
Franconia			253	176	0	429
Grafton			133	237	0	370
Groton			54	88	0	142
Hanover			1,385	1,570	0	2,955
Haverhill			419	559	0	978
Hebron			156	111	0	267
Holderness			429	342	0	771
Landaff			59	46	0	105
Lebanon More »			1,568	1,735	0	3,303
Lincoln			245	168	0	413
Lisbon			148	185	0	333
Littleton			800	780	0	1,580
Lyman			64	78	0	142
Lyme			342	340	0	682
Monroe			106	154	0	260
Orange			54	43	0	97
Orford			145	177	0	322
Piermont			79	151	0	230
Plymouth			677	686	0	1,363
Rumney			254	271	0	525
Sugar Hill			154	102	0	256
Thornton			315	319	0	634
Warren			120	149	0	269
Waterville Valley			79	50	0	129
Wentworth			111	90	0	201
Woodstock			185	168	0	353
Amherst			2,057	2,075	0	4,132
Antrim			366	445	0	811
Bedford			4,558	3,019	0	7,577
Bennington			192	243	0	435
Brookline			738	790	0	1,528
Deering			270	291	0	561
Francestown			328	338	0	666
Goffstown			2,666	2,404	0	5,070
Greenfield			223	268	0	491
Greenville			196	246	0	442
Hancock			402	404	0	806
Hillsborough			685	758	0	1,443
Hollis			1,281	1,579	0	2,860
Hudson			2,409	3,182	0	5,591
Litchfield			948	1,146	0	2,094
Lyndeborough			244	306	0	550
Manchester More »			14,507	11,009	0	25,516
Mason			196	255	0	451
Merrimack			4,352	3,815	0	8,167
Milford			1,801	2,062	0	3,863
Mont Vernon			389	440	0	829
Nashua More »			9,167	11,268	0	20,435
New Boston			763	865	0	1,628
New Ipswich			557	784	0	1,341
Pelham			1,176	1,854	0	3,030
Peterborough			1,187	1,074	0	2,261
Sharon			82	66	0	148
Temple			236	247	0	483
Weare			1,100	1,261	0	2,361
Wilton			566	685	0	1,251
Windsor			27	35	0	62
Allenstown			480	671	0	1,151
Andover			337	389	0	726
Boscawen			427	513	0	940
Bow			1,564	1,391	0	2,955
Bradford			199	296	0	495
Canterbury			435	479	0	914
Chichester			402	440	0	842
Concord More »			6,095	5,609	0	11,704
Danbury			131	218	0	349
Dunbarton			461	503	0	964
Epsom			578	771	0	1,349
Franklin More »			1,015	1,033	0	2,048
Henniker			710	773	0	1,483
Hill			121	163	0	284
Hooksett			1,993	1,565	0	3,558
Hopkinton			1,165	1,241	0	2,406
Loudon			708	791	0	1,499
New London			1,083	747	0	1,830
Newbury			406	383	0	789
Northfield			514	602	0	1,116
Pembroke			994	1,078	0	2,072
Pittsfield			483	647	0	1,130
Salisbury			195	227	0	422
Sutton			343	366	0	709
Warner			461	538	0	999
Webster			297	248	0	545
Wilmot			241	242	0	483
Atkinson			1,230	1,148	0	2,378
Auburn			819	875	0	1,694
Brentwood			534	509	0	1,043
Candia			762	780	0	1,542
Chester			649	678	0	1,327
Danville			557	649	0	1,206
Deerfield			692	737	0	1,429
Derry			3,221	3,702	0	6,923
E. Kingston			309	351	0	660
Epping			687	957	0	1,644
Exeter			2,234	2,137	0	4,371
Fremont			474	497	0	971
Greenland			665	577	0	1,242
Hampstead			1,490	1,339	0	2,829
Hampton			2,810	2,432	0	5,242
Hampton Falls			492	356	0	848
Kensington			329	410	0	739
Kingston			791	964	0	1,755
Londonderry			3,338	3,056	0	6,394
New Castle			367	194	0	561
Newfields			324	297	0	621
Newington			211	144	0	355
Newmarket			1,298	1,236	0	2,534
Newton			465	709	0	1,174
N. Hampton			965	781	0	1,746
Northwood			564	588	0	1,152
Nottingham			615	779	0	1,394
Plaistow			949	1,124	0	2,073
Portsmouth More »			4,310	2,821	0	7,131
Raymond			1,027	1,280	0	2,307
Rye			1,384	948	0	2,332
Salem			3,220	3,935	0	7,155
Sandown			647	778	0	1,425
Seabrook			858	1,069	0	1,927
S. Hampton			147	174	0	321
Stratham			1,312	1,105	0	2,417
Windham			196	180	0	376
Barrington			1,041	1,251	0	2,292
Dover More »			4,177	3,793	0	7,970
Durham			1,520	1,443	0	2,963
Farmington			584	808	0	1,392
Lee			679	779	0	1,458
Madbury			299	342	0	641
Middleton			151	242	0	393
Milton			447	626	0	1,073
New Durham			304	467	0	771
Rochester More »			2,861	3,946	0	6,807
Rollinsford			415	411	0	826
Somersworth More »			1,146	1,310	0	2,456
Strafford			595	669	0	1,264
Acworth			103	211	0	314
Charlestown			419	728	0	1,147
Claremont More »			1,281	1,918	0	3,199
Cornish			217	358	0	575
Croydon			86	124	0	210
Goshen			101	142	0	243
Grantham			582	452	0	1,034
Langdon			80	140	0	220
Lempster			158	105	0	263
Newport			606	815	0	1,421
Plainfield			359	447	0	806
Springfield			189	193	0	382
Sunapee			613	648	0	1,261
Unity			116	232	0	348
Washington			170	165	0	335
Totals			177,721	184,042	0	361,763