CACR 13: eliminating the office of register of probate
A yes vote would strike the county office of register of probate from the New Hampshire Constitution, leaving Article 71 to list county treasurers, county attorneys, sheriffs and registers of deeds as the county officers elected by voters. It would also reword the article that bars probate judges from acting as lawyers in probate cases in their own county, so that it names judges only.
Passes with: two-thirds of those voting on the question (as reported by New Hampshire Public Radio and the Concord Monitor; the constitution's own text was not opened).
Official ballot summary (the state’s text)
“Are you in favor of eliminating the office of register of probate by amending articles 71 and 81 of the second part of the constitution to read as follows: [Art.] 71. [County Treasurers, County Attorneys, Sheriffs, and Registers of Deeds Elected.] The county treasurers, county attorneys, sheriffs and registers of deeds, shall be elected by the inhabitants of the several towns, in the several counties in the State, according to the method now practiced, and the laws of the state, provided nevertheless the legislature shall have authority to alter the manner of certifying the votes, and the mode of electing those officers; but not so as to deprive the people of the right they now have of electing them. [Art.] 81. [Judges Not to Act as Counsel.] No judge shall be of counsel, act as advocate, or receive any fees as advocate or counsel, in any probate business which is pending, or may be brought into any court of probate in the county of which he or she is judge.”
Committees for and against: not yet checked.
Sources: Official sample ballot, Nov. 3, 2026 general election (Dover Ward 1), printed by the NH Secretary of State and posted by the City of Dover; Full text.