Terminology

Legal Term	Common Term	Other Terms
Warrant	Ballot
Warrant Article	Question	Referendum
Session I	Deliberative Session
Session II	Election	Voting Day

Hampton has three (3) governing corporations

Governing Corporations

Legal name	Common Term	Other Terms	Web Site
Town of Hampton, Inc.	Town of Hampton	Hampton	http://hamptonnh.gov/
School Administrative Unit 21, Inc.	SAU 21	Winnacunnet Cooperative School District	https://www.sau21.org/sau/
School Administrative Unit 90, Inc.	SAU 90	Hampton School District	http://www.sau90.org/

Ballots

Each governing corporation has a seperate "Ballot" (Warrant).

Each "Ballot" (Warrant) contains "Questions" (Warrant Articles). Typically the first Warrant Article contains candidates for each open seat.

Processing the Warrants

The Warrant Article containing the candidates is created by the Clerk.

All other Warrant Articles are created either by a "governing body" or by Citizen Petition.

Once Warrant Articles are created, they then are taken to two (2) Sessions. The "Deliberative" session (Session I), where voters can discuss and potentially change, with some exceptions and limitations, the Warrant Articles. The Warrant Articles are then taken, as modified, to the "Election" (Session II) for a final vote.

"Deliberative" Sessions (Session I)

Corporation	"Date	Location
Town of Hampton, Inc.	February 3, 2018 starting at 8:30am	Winnacunnet High School Auditorium
SAU 21, Inc.	February 7, 2018 Time: 7:00PM	Winnacunnet High School Auditorium
SAU 90, Inc.	February 6, 2018 Time: 7:00PM	Hampton Academy

"Election Day"

When you arrive at the polling location you will be given three (3) "Ballots" (Warrants), each representing their respective corporation.