RSA 288:1 makes the biennial election a legal holiday. State offices stay open. A 1913 law bars requiring mill or factory work on legal holidays, with one exception.
The man who drafted RICO died in May 2026, and the statute he built to reach mob bosses now reaches rappers, record executives, and Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his 2020 loss in Georgia; New Hampshire never adopted its own.
New Hampshire’s bail system has undergone significant changes, transitioning from part-time commissioners to a brief experiment with magistrates, which was repealed after less than a year. Current bail commissioners, not required to be lawyers, have gained authority to determine bail, yet the state lacks transparency regarding their numbers and activities.
About fifty circuit judges carry nine of every ten cases filed in New Hampshire; here is the working life behind the robe, from the courts and the powers to the pay and the clock.
New Hampshire’s Right-to-Know Ombudsman position has been vacant for 13 months, compromising public access to records. The position, created to assist those denied information, remains unfilled despite the state’s constitutional promise of transparency. Budget cuts and hiring freezes contribute to this situation, leaving citizens without necessary recourse for disputes.
The Justice Department tried to tally America’s criminal laws and gave up, a sitting Supreme Court justice wrote a book about the wreckage, and New Hampshire’s 424 lawmakers keep adding to the pile.
