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NH Rev Stat § 656:35 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials|Section 656:35 - Absentee Ballot for Uniformed Services Voters and Voters Temporarily Residing Outside the United States.

    656:35 Absentee Ballot for Uniformed Services Voters and Voters Temporarily Residing Outside the United States. –||Absent uniformed services voters and voters temporarily residing outside the United States shall be provided with the absentee ballot prepared under RSA 656:33, provided that the secretary of state shall prepare an electronic version of such ballot for use by any absent uniformed services voter or voter temporarily residing outside the United States who requests that his or her absentee ballot be transmitted to the voter electronically pursuant to RSA 657:19.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1996, 88:5. 2010, 317:16, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 656:36 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials|Section 656:36 - Questions on the Ballot.

    656:36 Questions on the Ballot. –||Whenever a question to voters is printed on an official state election ballot, the secretary of state shall ensure that said question is also on all applicable absentee ballots.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 2010, 317:17, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 656:37 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials|Section 656:37 - Constitutional Amendments.

    656:37 Constitutional Amendments. –||Whenever a question to voters related to a proposed constitutional amendment is placed on a separate ballot as provided in RSA 663:3, the question shall also be placed on a separate absentee ballot to be included with each absentee ballot other than federal offices only absentee ballots.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1981, 392:3. 2010, 317:18, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 656:38 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials|Section 656:38 - Forwarding Absentee Ballots.

    656:38 Forwarding Absentee Ballots. –||The secretary of state shall forward absentee ballots to the town and city clerks as provided in RSA 657:10.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 656:39 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials|Section 656:39 - Preparation of Special Ballots.

    656:39 Preparation of Special Ballots. –||The secretary of state shall prepare special state election ballots for voters of unincorporated places as provided in RSA 668.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 2003, 289:36, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 656:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials|Section 656:40 - Adoption.

    656:40 Adoption. –||The mayor and aldermen of any city or the selectmen of any town, subject to the approval of the ballot law commission, may authorize the use of one or more electronic ballot counting devices for the counting of ballots in such city or town on a trial basis for any regular or special election and pay the expense of such trial from any available funds. The use of such devices so authorized shall be valid for all purposes. Any town, or the mayor and aldermen of any city, may vote to lease or purchase electronic ballot counting devices for the elections held in said town or city. Any town, or the mayor and aldermen of any city, so acting shall notify the secretary of state of the action taken in regard to electronic ballot counting devices; and, after said action, electronic ballot counting devices shall be used in said town or city in accordance with said vote or authorization. If a special state election involving a state representative district occurs in a city or town that has adopted the provisions of RSA 656:40, the secretary of state may prepare and issue paper ballots which shall be used.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 2009, 70:2. 2014, 65:1, eff. July 26, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 656:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials|Section 656:41 - Approval by Ballot Law Commission.

    656:41 Approval by Ballot Law Commission. –||The ballot law commission shall act as a board to examine devices for the electronic counting of ballots. The commission shall, whenever requested, examine any device which may be capable of meeting the requirements for elections held in this state and shall, at least every 5 years, review current and new devices to determine whether the devices require upgrading. The commission, after such review, shall file an explanatory report with the secretary of state within 30 days of its determination that outlines the basis for its determination, taking into account such factors as hardware and software standards, policies and procedures, security requirements, and usability. The commission shall approve a device upon request in its discretion, and no device shall be used in any election in this state unless it reads the voter's choice on a paper ballot and is of a type so approved by the ballot law commission. Any device that is altered must be re-approved before it is used in any election in this state. For the purposes of this section, a device shall be considered altered if any mechanical or electronic part, hardware, software, or programming has been altered.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1994, 118:2. 1998, 311:2. 2009, 70:2, eff. Aug. 8, 2009. 2019, 128:1, eff. Aug. 24, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 656:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials|Section 656:43 - Lease or Purchase.

    656:43 Lease or Purchase. –||Any town or city authorizing the use of an electronic ballot counting device for the counting of ballots shall pay the cost of lease or purchase. When such a device is purchased by a town or city, the person from whom such device is purchased shall give to the secretary of state a suitable bond with sufficient sureties to keep such device in good working order for not less than 2 years at the seller's own expense.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 2009, 70:4, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 656:43-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials|Section 656:43-a - Repealed by 2009, 70:7, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.

    656:43-a Repealed by 2009, 70:7, eff. Aug. 8, 2009. –|
NH Rev Stat § 656:44 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials|Section 656:44 - Repealed by 1997, 195:2, eff. Aug. 17, 1997.

    656:44 Repealed by 1997, 195:2, eff. Aug. 17, 1997. –|
NH Rev Stat § 656:45 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials|Section 656:45 - Repealed by 2020, 23:9, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.

    656:45 Repealed by 2020, 23:9, eff. Nov. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 657:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:1 - Absence, Religious Observance, and Disability Absentee Voting.

    657:1 Absence, Religious Observance, and Disability Absentee Voting. –||I. Any person who will be absent on the day of any state election from the city, town, or unincorporated place in which he or she is registered to vote or who cannot appear in public on any election day because of his or her observance of a religious commitment or who is unable to vote there in person by reason of physical disability may vote at such elections as provided in this chapter. A person who is unable to appear at any time during polling hours at his or her polling place because of an employment obligation shall be considered absent for purposes of this chapter. For the purposes of this section, the term "employment" shall include the care of children and infirm adults, with or without compensation.||II. When the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning, blizzard warning, or ice storm warning for election day applicable to the city, town, or unincorporated place:||(a) A person who otherwise would have voted in person but has concerns for his or her safety traveling in the storm, shall be considered absent for purposes of this chapter and may vote absentee on the day immediately prior to the election.||(b) A person who cares for children or infirm adults who reasonably anticipates that school, child care, or adult care will be canceled, who otherwise would have voted in person but will be deterred from voting by the need to care for children or infirm adults, shall be considered absent for purposes of this chapter and may vote absentee on the day immediately prior to the election.||(c) As required by RSA 652:20, the clerk's office shall be open to receive applications for absentee ballots, to provide voters the opportunity to complete absentee ballots, and to receive returned ballots on the day immediately prior to an election at a minimum from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The clerk may designate a deputy clerk or assistant to provide this service, provided the individual has taken the oath of office and has been trained in the requirements for using an absentee ballot and the procedures for issuing and receiving absentee ballots.||(d) In the event an election is postponed pursuant to RSA 669:1, the provisions of subparagraph (c) shall apply to the day before the date of the originally scheduled election and the day before the date of the postponed election.|||Source. 1979, 308:2; 436:1. 2006, 136:1, eff. July 21, 2006. 2016, 130:1, eff. May 27, 2016. 2018, 329:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2019. 2019, 192:5, 6, eff. July 10, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 657:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:2 - UOCAVA Voters.

    657:2 UOCAVA Voters. –||Any person who is eligible to vote as a UOCAVA voter in any city or town may vote absentee as follows:||I. A person qualified as an absent uniformed services voter as provided in RSA 654:3 may vote absentee at any state election in the New Hampshire city or town which was his or her last home as provided in this chapter.||II. A person qualified as provided in RSA 654:3 whose current domicile is in the New Hampshire town or ward where he or she is registered to vote, but who is temporarily residing outside the United States may vote absentee in all state elections.||III. A person qualified as provided in RSA 654:3 whose current domicile is outside the United States may vote absentee in elections for federal offices only as provided in this chapter.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 2010, 317:19, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 657:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:3 - Repealed by 2010, 317:71, III, eff. July 18, 2010.

    657:3 Repealed by 2010, 317:71, III, eff. July 18, 2010. –|
NH Rev Stat § 657:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:5 - Forwarding Forms.

    657:5 Forwarding Forms. –||The secretary of state shall retain for his own use so many application forms for absentee ballots as he may deem necessary and shall supply each town and city clerk in the state with so many of them as he may deem sufficient.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 657:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:6 - Procedure by Applicant.

    657:6 Procedure by Applicant. –||An application form for an absentee ballot shall be mailed or delivered to any person who applies therefor to the secretary of state or to any town or city clerk. It shall be filled out by the applicant and sent to the clerk of the town or city in which he or she desires to vote. Alternatively, a person may apply for an official absentee ballot by sending to said clerk a written statement containing the information required by RSA 657:4, I or by the federal official post card form.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1988, 209:5. 2010, 317:21, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 657:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:8 - UOCAVA Oath.

    657:8 UOCAVA Oath. –||Prior to any state election, the secretary of state shall prepare, in such quantity as he or she deems necessary, affidavit envelopes of sufficient size to contain the ballots and an electronic affidavit containing the following:||UOCAVA Voters||Persons desiring to vote by absentee ballot who are absent uniformed services voters, absent voters temporarily residing outside the United States, and federal ballot only voters domiciled outside the United States shall sign the following oath:||Standard Oath||I swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that I am:||1. A member of the Uniformed Services or Merchant Marine on active duty; or, an eligible spouse or dependent of such a member; or, a U.S. citizen temporarily residing outside the U.S.; or, other U.S. citizen residing outside the U.S.; and||2. I am a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years of age (or will be by the date of the election), and I am eligible to vote in the requested jurisdiction; and||3. I have not been convicted of a felony, or other disqualifying offense, or been adjudicated mentally incompetent, or, if so, my voting rights have been reinstated; and||4. I am not registering, requesting a ballot, or voting in any other jurisdiction in the U.S., except the jurisdiction cited in this voting form.||In voting, I have marked and sealed my ballot in private and have not allowed any person to observe the marking of the ballot, except for those authorized to assist voters under state or Federal law. I have not been influenced.||My signature and date below indicate when I completed this document.||The information on this form is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that a material misstatement of fact in completion of this document may constitute grounds for conviction of perjury.||Signed:____________________________________ Date:__________________||Month/Day/Year|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1983, 220:2. 1988, 209:6. 2003, 289:38. 2010, 317:22, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 657:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:9 - Repealed by 2010, 317:71, IV, eff. July 18, 2010.

    657:9 Repealed by 2010, 317:71, IV, eff. July 18, 2010. –|
NH Rev Stat § 657:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:10 - Forwarding Forms.

    657:10 Forwarding Forms. –||The secretary of state shall retain for his or her own use so many of the absentee ballots and forms provided for in RSA 657:7 through 657:8 as he or she may deem necessary and shall supply each town and city clerk in the state with as many of them as he or she may deem sufficient. The same shall be provided electronically and in sealed packages which shall be marked on the outside clearly designating the type and number of ballots enclosed. The secretary of state shall keep a record of the date when and the manner in which the absentee ballots were sent to said clerks and of the number of ballots so forwarded. Additional absentee ballots of any type may be obtained as required from the secretary of state upon written application by a town or city clerk.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 2010, 317:23, eff. Sept. 15, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 657:10-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:10-a - Write-In Absentee Ballot.

    657:10-a Write-In Absentee Ballot. –||A person entitled to vote by absentee ballot who is an absent uniformed services voter, an absent voter temporarily residing outside the United States, or a voter domiciled outside the United States who is qualified to vote for federal offices only, who certifies that he or she will be unable to receive, mark, and return an absentee ballot sent no later than 45 days before an election by election day may apply for a write-in absentee ballot. The secretary of state shall prepare write-in absentee ballots of all types necessary for each election and make them available to town and city clerks. Clerks shall send a write-in absentee ballot to any qualified UOCAVA voter requesting such ballot without delay for any request received up to 45 days before an election. The ballot and associated forms and instructions shall be sent by mail or electronically as requested by the voter. In completing the ballot, the voter may designate a candidate by writing in the name of the candidate or by writing in the name of a political party next to the title of the office, in which case the ballot shall be counted for that office for the candidate of the political party.|||Source. 1986, 126:7. 1994, 218:2. 2007, 212:3. 2010, 317:24, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 657:10-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:10-b - Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot.

    657:10-b Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot. –||Absent uniformed services voters, absent voters temporarily residing outside the United States, and federal ballot only voters domiciled outside the United States may use the federal write-in absentee ballot in general, special, and primary elections to vote for federal offices only. As required by federal law, a federal write-in absentee ballot shall not be counted if it is submitted from any location in the United States by an absent voter temporarily residing outside the United States or a federal ballot only voter domiciled outside the United States. The federal write-in absentee ballot shall not be counted if a state absentee ballot is received from the voter. In completing the ballot, the voter may designate a candidate by writing in the name of the candidate or by writing in the name of a political party next to the title of the office, in which case the ballot shall be counted for that office for the candidate of the political party. Clerks may use the federal write-in absentee ballot as a request for an official absentee ballot as provided for in RSA 657:12.|||Source. 2010, 317:25. 2011, 72:1, eff. July 15, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 657:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:11 - Repealed by 1981, 169:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1981.

    657:11 Repealed by 1981, 169:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1981. –|
NH Rev Stat § 657:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:12 - Provisions for General Election.

    657:12 Provisions for General Election. –||Upon receipt of a properly executed application for an official absentee ballot for a general election, whether the form supplied by the secretary of state, the federal official post card form, or a written statement containing the information required by RSA 657:4, I, a town or city clerk shall forthwith ascertain if the applicant is on the checklist of the town or city. If the applicant is on the checklist, the clerk shall send the materials provided for in RSA 657:15 to the applicant and record the information pursuant to RSA 657:15; if not, the clerk shall refuse to certify as provided in RSA 657:16. An application may be transmitted by facsimile to a town or city clerk.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1988, 209:8. 2003, 8:1. 2010, 182:2, eff. June 21, 2010; 317:72, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 657:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:13 - Provisions for State or Presidential Primary Elections.

    657:13 Provisions for State or Presidential Primary Elections. –||Upon receipt of a properly executed application for an official absentee ballot for a state or presidential primary election, whether the form supplied by the secretary of state or a written statement containing the information required by RSA 657:4, I, a town or city clerk shall forthwith ascertain if the person is on the checklist of the town or city and is properly registered as to party designation. If such person is found to be on the checklist and to be properly registered or if such person is found to be on the checklist but is not registered as a member of any party, but the information supplied states he or she is applying for a ballot of a political party, the person shall be registered as a member of said party; and, in either case, the clerk shall send the materials provided for in RSA 657:15. If the person is not on the checklist or is registered as a member of a party different from the one whose ballot he or she is applying for, the clerk shall refuse to certify as provided in RSA 657:16. An application may be transmitted by facsimile to a town or city clerk.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 2003, 8:2. 2010, 182:3, eff. June 21, 2010; 317:27, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 657:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:14 - Information Furnished.

    657:14 Information Furnished. –||The supervisors of the checklist shall furnish to the town or city clerks upon their request any information relative to persons entitled to vote in their ward or town which may be necessary to enable them to determine the proper ballot, affidavit, and voting instructions to be sent to an absentee voter. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 2010, 317:28, eff. July 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 657:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 657 - Absentee Voting|Section 657:16 - Refusal to Certify; Procedure.

    657:16 Refusal to Certify;  Procedure. –||If he or she refuses to certify the application, the town or city clerk shall notify the applicant in writing within 7 days to that effect. The town or city clerk shall provide the applicant with an absentee ballot and a notice that the ballot will not be counted unless the applicant submits the documents necessary to complete an absentee registration. The applicant shall be advised in writing what documents, if any, have been received in proper form and which the applicant must submit in the outer envelope that contains the absentee ballot envelope. The town or city clerk shall mark the absentee ballot application, the absentee ballot affidavit, and the outer envelope with the words "Not Registered." Upon receipt of an outer envelope marked "Not Registered," the clerk shall open the outer envelope. If the applicant returns the required documents with the absentee ballot by the date set for correcting the checklist under RSA 654:27 and RSA 654:28, the town or city clerk shall forward the registration forms to the supervisors of the checklist and, if the applicant is found to be qualified, the applicant shall be registered and his or her absentee ballot shall be processed in the same manner as the absentee ballot of a previously registered voter. All documents received after the deadline for correcting the checklist under RSA 654:27 and RSA 654:28 shall be processed as election day registrations under RSA 654:7-a. If the ballot is returned without the required documents in proper form, the ballot shall be marked in the manner set forth by law for successfully challenged absentee ballots and preserved in accordance with RSA 33-A:3-a. The clerk shall preserve the application of any applicant who is not registered as a voter until the time set by law for the destruction of the ballots after the election at which time the application shall be destroyed. Any justice of the superior court has jurisdiction in equity upon such notice as he or she may order to require that the name of the person making application for an absentee ballot be placed upon the checklist or registered as a member of any party and be sent an absentee ballot.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 2003, 289:54. 2010, 317:79. 2014, 74:1, eff. July 26, 2014. 2016, 317:2, eff. Aug. 23, 2016.|