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NH Rev Stat § 666:7-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections|Section 666:7-a - Impersonation of Candidates.

    666:7-a Impersonation of Candidates. –||I. Any person who places a telephone call during which the person falsely represents himself or herself as a candidate for office shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||II. (a) Whoever violates paragraph I shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.||(b) The court, upon petition of the attorney general, may levy upon any person who violates the provisions of RSA 666:7-a a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation. All penalties assessed under this paragraph shall be paid to the secretary of state for deposit into the general fund.||(c) The attorney general shall have authority to notify suspected violators of this section of the state's intention to seek a civil penalty, to negotiate, and to settle with such suspected violators without court action, provided any civil penalty paid as settlement shall be paid to the secretary of state for deposit into the general fund.|||Source. 2003, 93:1. 2004, 50:4. 2009, 144:228, eff. July 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 666:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections|Section 666:8 - Attorney General.

    666:8 Attorney General. –||The attorney general shall be responsible for the enforcement of the election laws as provided in RSA 7:6-c.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 666:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections|Section 666:9 - to 666:11 Repealed by 1997, 152:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

    666:9 to 666:11 Repealed by 1997, 152:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. –|
NH Rev Stat § 666:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections|Section 666:12 - Testimonial Privilege.

    666:12 Testimonial Privilege. –||No witness in any proceeding for the violation of election laws shall be excused from giving his testimony upon the ground that such testimony would incriminate him; but no such testimony shall be used against him at any time or in any prosecution. Any person who voluntarily discloses the facts to the proper authorities and procures a conviction in any such proceeding shall not be prosecuted for his connection with the bribery or attempted bribery.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 666:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections|Section 666:13 - Impounding Ballots.

    666:13 Impounding Ballots. –||If directed by the attorney general as part of his enforcement of the election laws, the state police which he designates shall collect all ballots requested from the town and city clerks who have custody of the ballots. The state police shall deliver the ballots to the public facility which is designated by the attorney general.|||Source. 1983, 426:21, eff. Aug. 23, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 666:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections|Section 666:14 - Administrative Complaint Procedures.

    666:14 Administrative Complaint Procedures. –||The attorney general may establish an administrative complaint procedure for the resolution of complaints of federal voting law violations, pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252. The attorney general may adopt administrative rules under RSA 541-A to implement the complaint resolution procedures. The ballot law commission is hereby designated as the body providing alternative dispute resolution as required by section 402(a)(2)(I) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252.|||Source. 2003, 266:9, eff. July 15, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:1 - Election of Delegates.

    667:1 Election of Delegates. –||Whenever the qualified voters of the state under the provisions of the constitution shall determine that there is necessity for the calling of a convention to revise the constitution, the general court shall, as is required by the constitution, call such convention and shall set the day for the election of delegates and the day and time for the assembly of said delegates in the capitol at Concord.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:2 - Number.

    667:2 Number. –||Representation in the convention is on the basis of representative districts of the state. Representative districts are entitled to the same number of delegates to the convention as they are entitled to representatives to the general court.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:3 - Organization.

    667:3 Organization. –||The delegates shall assemble in convention in Concord on the day and time specified in the call by the general court and shall proceed to organize by choosing one of their number by ballot to serve as president. They shall also choose such other officers as they deem necessary. They shall be the judges of election and returns of their own members. The delegates may establish rules of proceedings and proceed to recommend constitutional amendments.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:4 - Books and Papers Furnished.

    667:4 Books and Papers Furnished. –||The secretary of state shall furnish to the convention such books, papers, stationery, and printing as the convention shall require or order.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:5 - Compensation.

    667:5 Compensation. –||Each delegate shall receive $3 per day for his attendance at the convention and the same allowance for mileage as is provided for members of the general court.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:6 - Amendments.

    667:6 Amendments. –||The amendments to the constitution as are agreed to by such convention shall be submitted so that they can be voted on by the qualified voters either separately or by groups as the convention may determine. The convention shall provide for ascertaining the voters' decisions and the publication of the same by executive proclamation which shall be the effective date unless otherwise determined by the convention, and may do any and all other things necessary to carry out the purposes of the convention.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1983, 469:124, eff. July 1, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:7 - Eligibility.

    667:7 Eligibility. –||Any person who by the laws of this state is a qualified voter in the town, ward, or unincorporated place from which he may be elected is eligible to be a delegate to the constitutional convention.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:8 - Date for Filing.

    667:8 Date for Filing. –||A declaration of candidacy shall be filed with the town or city clerk on or before a date 36 days before the date of the election. All declarations shall be forwarded by the town or city clerk to the secretary of state for preparation of the ballots at least 35 days before the date of the election.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:9 - Fee.

    667:9 Fee. –||At the time of filing a declaration of candidacy, each candidate shall pay to the town or city clerk a filing fee of $2 for the use of the town or city.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:10 - Declaration of Candidacy.

    667:10 Declaration of Candidacy. –||On or before the closing date for filing declarations of candidacy with the town or city clerk as provided by RSA 667:8, any candidate for delegate shall file with the town or city clerk a declaration of candidacy in substantially the following form, which shall be prepared and furnished by the secretary of state:||I, ____________________, candidate for office of delegate to the constitutional convention from District No. __________ of __________ county hereby certify that I am at least 18 years of age; that I am domiciled in ward ______________ of the city of ______________ (or town or unincorporated place of ____________) county of _______________ state of New Hampshire; that I am a voter in District No. _________ of _____________ county.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 2003, 289:43, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:11 - Printing.

    667:11 Printing. –||The secretary of state shall prepare and cause to be printed ballots for all elections under this chapter. He shall also prepare all necessary forms for declarations of candidacy and furnish the same in reasonable quantities to the town clerks. Said ballots and forms shall be printed and delivered at the expense of the state.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:12 - Form.

    667:12 Form. –||Every ballot for the election shall contain the name and domicile of each candidate who has filed a declaration of candidacy for delegate. The names of candidates upon the ballot shall be arranged in perpendicular columns under the title "For Delegate to the Constitutional Convention." Below the title shall be printed in easily legible type the words "Vote for" followed by a spelled number designating the number of persons to be elected to such office. At the right of the name of each candidate and on the same line, there shall be a square. Following the names there shall be as many blank lines as there are persons to be elected. Whenever there are 2 or more candidates, the names shall be printed upon the ballot in alphabetical order of their surnames according to the alphabetization procedure established in RSA 656:5-a.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 2010, 330:5, eff. July 20, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:13 - Paper.

    667:13 Paper. –||The ballots shall be printed on plain paper in weight not less than that of ordinary printing paper. The secretary of state shall determine the color of the paper.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:14 - Uniformity.

    667:14 Uniformity. –||There shall be no impression or mark to distinguish one ballot from another.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:15 - Endorsement.

    667:15 Endorsement. –||Upon the back of each ballot shall be printed the words "Official Ballot for Dist. No. ___, County of __________, For Delegate to the Constitutional Convention", the date of the election and a facsimile of the signature of the secretary of state.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:16 - Other Materials.

    667:16 Other Materials. –||The secretary of state shall prepare and furnish to the districts the necessary material, including certificates of election, for a record of the choice of all delegates.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:17 - Plurality; Ties.

    667:17 Plurality;  Ties. –||In all elections hereunder, a plurality shall elect; and, in case of a tie vote, the tie shall be determined by lot by the secretary of state in the presence of the candidates who are tied if, upon notice from him, they elect to be present.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:18 - Resignation, Death, or Removal.

    667:18 Resignation, Death, or Removal. –||A delegate to a constitutional convention may resign his or her office as such by filing his or her intention of resignation in writing with the secretary of state. The resignation shall become effective when approved in writing by the president of the constitutional convention. Whenever a delegate to a constitutional convention dies or moves from the district, town, or ward in which he or she was elected, the clerk of the town or of the city in which the delegate is a voter, or if the delegate is from an unincorporated place the clerk of the town in which he or she is registered, shall notify the secretary of state of the death or removal.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 2003, 289:44, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:19 - Filling Vacancies.

    667:19 Filling Vacancies. –||A vacancy caused by the death, resignation or removal from a district of a delegate may be filled by a special election held in the district. The special election may be held on the same day on which another meeting of the town or ward is held or at a different time. However, if the special election is held in a representative district having more than one town, ward or unincorporated place, the election must be held on the same day throughout the district. An article for the election of a delegate shall be inserted in the warrants calling the meeting. All laws relating to the election of representatives to the general court, so far as they are applicable, apply to the special election to fill the vacancy in the office of delegate.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:20 - Application of Laws.

    667:20 Application of Laws. –||The provisions of RSA 659 insofar as consistent herewith shall apply to elections under the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:21 - Date, Call and Purposes.

    667:21 Date, Call and Purposes. –||I. Not earlier than the third Tuesday of September following any primary, and not later than the last Tuesday of October, upon the call of the chairman of the state committee of the party, the nominees of each party for the offices of governor, United States senator, United States representative, executive councilors, state senators, county officers, representatives, state delegates elected, the incumbent United States senator or senators and the incumbent county commissioners serving 4-year terms, if any, whose term or terms shall not expire during the January following that year's general election, shall meet in state convention for the purpose of adopting the platform of their party, nominating presidential electors and effecting an organization for the following 2 years. The names and domiciles of the presidential electors nominated by such convention shall be forthwith certified to the secretary of state by the chairman and the clerk of the convention. Upon receipt of the foregoing certifications, the secretary of state shall publish in some paper of general circulation the names of the persons found by him to have been chosen as candidates for presidential electors by the several parties.||II. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, a political party may, in accordance with the provisions of the party's constitution or bylaws, provide for an alternative method of determining the date, call and purpose of the party's state convention and the selection of delegates and composition of such convention. If a party decides to hold a convention for the purpose of adopting a platform of the party, nominating presidential electors, effecting an organization for the following 2-year period and other party business as the political party determines, the convention shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of the party under this section.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1983, 168:1. 1987, 73:1. 1992, 183:11. 2001, 37:1, eff. Aug. 7, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:22 - Party Organization.

    667:22 Party Organization. –||The nominees from a party, state delegates of each county, the incumbent United States senator or senators and the incumbent county commissioners serving 4-year terms, if any, if they have met the requirements of RSA 667:21, shall determine the membership of a county committee for their party either in said state convention or in county convention upon call of the chairman of the state committee. The county committee shall consist of such number of persons as the nominees from a party, the state delegates of each county, the incumbent United States senator or senators and the incumbent county commissioners serving 4-year terms, if any, if they have met the requirements of RSA 667:21, shall determine to apportion to each county. The members of several committees thus chosen shall constitute the state committee of the party. Resignations from the state committee shall be received by the state committee and the state committee shall set a place and time and manner for filling such vacancies. A state committee may choose as its officers persons not members of the committee and such officers shall be ex officio members of the committee. The party members in each town, ward or city may effect such an organization as they may deem expedient for advancing the purposes of their party.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1983, 168:2. 1987, 73:1. 2001, 37:2, eff. Aug. 7, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 667:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions|Section 667:23 - Roll.

    667:23 Roll. –||Upon application of the chairman of the state committee of any political party, the secretary of state shall deliver to him a duly certified roll of the nominees of his party for the several offices named in RSA 667:21. None but such nominees and state delegates shall take part in such state convention.|||Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 668:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 668 - Provisions for Unincorporated Places|Section 668:1 - Organization for Voting.

    668:1 Organization for Voting. –||The offices for which the voters of an unincorporated place are entitled to vote shall include: President and Vice-President of the United States, United States senator, United States representative, governor, executive councilor, state senator, state representative, and county offices. The provisions of the election laws relating to town meetings for the choice of election officers and the conduct of state elections shall apply to unincorporated places organized as provided by RSA 53:1.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1994, 381:3. 2003, 289:45, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 668:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 668 - Provisions for Unincorporated Places|Section 668:2 - Designation of Towns.

    668:2 Designation of Towns. –||If an unincorporated place is not organized for voting, the secretary of state shall designate a town in the same representative district where all persons domiciled in the unincorporated place may register, vote, file for office, and exercise all other procedures to which they are entitled under the election laws.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1997, 289:2. 2003, 289:46, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 668:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 668 - Provisions for Unincorporated Places|Section 668:3 - Registration and Checklists.

    668:3 Registration and Checklists. –||The procedure for registration by persons domiciled in an unincorporated place in a town designated pursuant to RSA 668:2 shall be the same as provided in RSA 654, except that a separate checklist shall be maintained for the voters of each unincorporated place. The supervisors shall prepare, revise, and post said checklist along with the checklist for the town as provided in RSA 654.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1997, 289:3. 2003, 289:46, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 668:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXIII - Elections|Title 668 - Provisions for Unincorporated Places|Section 668:4 - Offices Voted for.

    668:4 Offices Voted for. –||The offices for which voters of unincorporated places are entitled to vote shall include: President and Vice-President of the United States, United States senator, United States representative, governor, executive councilor, state senator, state representative, and county offices. The voters of the unincorporated places are not entitled to vote for any town or ward offices or on any questions concerning the towns in which they vote.|||Source. 1979, 436:1. 1983, 426:13. 1994, 381:4. 1997, 289:4. 2003, 289:46, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|