Skip to content

Constitutional Amendment Question: Eliminate the Office of Register of Probate (CACR 13)

New Hampshire

My vote power

Above average

Election date

November 3, 2026

Constitutional Amendment Question: Eliminate the Office of Register of Probate (CACR 13) is a ballot measure in New Hampshire on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Removes the elected county register of probate from the state constitution. The job lost nearly all its duties in a 2011 court reorganization and now mainly preserves old records; ending it would save counties the cost of the position. It needs a two-thirds yes vote to pass.

How do we calculate my vote power?

What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.

Representation: Average · 50 out of 100

This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 1,394,868 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,394,868 ÷ 1,394,868) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in NH (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.

What does this measure do?

Supports: Government Efficiency

Removes the elected county register of probate from the state constitution. The job lost nearly all its duties in a 2011 court reorganization and now mainly preserves old records; ending it would save counties the cost of the position. It needs a two-thirds yes vote to pass.

Read the official ballot measure

A YES vote means

The register of probate office is abolished and its constitutional references deleted; counties stop electing and paying for it.

A NO vote means

Each county keeps electing a register of probate every two years, as now.

Sources: ballotpedia.org · citizenscount.org · news.ballotpedia.org

Source: ballotpedia.org

Last updated September 24, 2026.