Ballot measure · New Hampshire · November 3, 2026

CACR 13

Title as the state lists it: relating to registers of probate1,2,3

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment
How it got there
Referred by the legislature
Kind of measure
Constitutional amendment
To pass
66.67% of the votes on it
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

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A yes vote

A yes vote would remove the office of register of probate from the New Hampshire Constitution by deleting it from the list of elected county officers in Part II, Article 71 and from the Article 81 rule that bars judges and registers of probate from acting as lawyers in probate cases.2 Sections I, II and V

A no vote

A no vote would keep the register of probate in the New Hampshire Constitution as an elected county office under Part II, Article 71 and keep registers of probate covered by the Article 81 rule that bars them and judges from acting as lawyers in probate cases.2 Sections I and II

More about it

The resolution's voters' guide says the duties of the register of probate were moved to circuit court clerks in 2011, although the constitution still names the office.2 Section VIII If approved, the amendment takes effect when the governor proclaims its adoption.2 Section VII

§2How it got on the ballot

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Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,2,3

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,2,3

The House adopted this constitutional amendment resolution by the required three-fifths vote on February 5, 2026, and the Senate did so on March 26, 2026; the resolution directs that it be put to voters at the November 2026 state general election.1,2,3 Docket entries for CACR13; resolution sections III to VI

It is on New Hampshire's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,3,4 None of the official sources we read calls the list certified or final, so we don’t either. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on New Hampshire's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

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66.67% of the votes on it. The amendment is adopted only if at least two-thirds of the voters who vote on the question vote yes.2 Section VII