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November 3, 2026 On the 2026 Ballot

New Hampshire Abolish Office of Register of Probate Amendment (Question 1, Nov 2026)

Statewide — All New Hampshire Voters

What The Amendment Does

How It Got On The Ballot

Who Supports This

Who Opposes This

RESOLUTE Citizen Analysis

This is about as low-stakes as a constitutional amendment gets. The office it deletes has been a dead letter since 2011, and the change touches no power, tax, or liberty — it merely cleans obsolete language out of the state charter. There is a quiet virtue in keeping the founding document honest and uncluttered, so that what it says matches what actually governs. The only real friction is the two-thirds bar: a sensible cleanup like this failed in 2022 not because voters opposed it but because too few bothered to vote yes. For the citizen, the question is simply whether to tidy a vestige the legislature has already retired by an overwhelming, bipartisan margin.

"Let all things be done decently and in order."

— 1 Corinthians 14:40 (KJV)

Sources & Resources

Ballotpedia News — New Hampshire voters to decide amendment to eliminate register of probate references (Mar 31, 2026)Citizens Count — CACR 13 (2026)