This bill amends the current law regarding the election of members to cooperative school boards. It introduces a new requirement that each member must be elected solely by registered voters who are on the same city or town checklist as the candidate. This change is reflected in the insertion of a new paragraph (V-a) in RSA 195:19-a, which specifies that the election process for school board members is limited to voters from the candidate's own city or town.

Additionally, the bill modifies RSA 671:8 to ensure that the composition and election of cooperative school boards align with this new voting requirement. The existing language is amended to include the stipulation that members are elected only by registered voters from the same locality as the candidate. The bill is set to take effect 60 days after its passage.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 195:19-a, 671:8