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General Court of New Hampshire | |
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| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
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| Seats | 424 24 senators 400 representatives |
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| Elections | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 |
Next election | November 3, 2026 |
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| New Hampshire State House Concord | |
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The General Court of New Hampshire is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The lower house is the New Hampshire House of Representatives with 400 members, and the upper house is the New Hampshire Senate with 24 members. This ratio of one Senate seat for every 16.67 House seats makes New Hampshire's ratio of upper house to lower house seats the largest in the country.
The General Court convenes in the New Hampshire State House in downtown Concord, opened in 1819. The House of Representatives continues to meet in its original chambers, making Representatives Hall the oldest chamber in the United States still in continuous legislative use. When numbered seats were installed in Representatives Hall, the number thirteen was purposely omitted in deference to triskaidekaphobia.[citation needed]
The annual pay for legislators is set by law at $100.00.[1]
- ^ Fader, Carole (October 13, 2012). "Fact Check: New Hampshire legislators do get a small salary". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved December 20, 2023.