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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:2 - Fees.

660:2 Fees. –
I. If the difference between the vote cast for the applying candidate and a candidate declared elected shall be less than one percent of the total votes cast in the towns which comprise the office to be recounted, the following fees shall apply:
(a) Candidate for president, United States senator or governor, $500.
(b) Candidate for United States representative, $250.
(c) Candidate for executive councilor, $100.
(d) Candidate for state senator or county officer, $50.
(e) Candidate for state representative, $10.
II. If the difference between the vote cast for the applying candidate and a candidate declared elected shall be between one percent and 2 percent of the total votes cast in the towns which comprise the office to be recounted, the following fees shall apply:
(a) Candidate for president, United States senator or governor, $1,000.
(b) Candidate for United States representative, $500.
(c) Candidate for executive councilor, $200.
(d) Candidate for state senator or county officer, $100.
(e) Candidate for state representative, $20.
III. If the difference between the vote cast for the applying candidate and a candidate declared elected shall be between 2 percent and 3 percent of the total votes cast in the towns which comprise the office to be recounted, the following fees shall apply:
(a) Candidate for president, United States senator or governor, $2,000.
(b) Candidate for United States representative, $1,000.
(c) Candidate for executive councilor, $400.
(d) Candidate for state senator or county officer, $200.
(e) Candidate for state representative, $40.
IV. If the difference between the vote cast for the applying candidate and a candidate declared elected shall be greater than 3 percent of the total votes cast in the towns which comprise the office to be recounted, the candidate shall pay the fees as provided in RSA 660:2, III and shall agree in writing with the secretary of state to pay any additional costs of the recount. The secretary of state may require that the applying candidate pay the estimated additional costs of the recount prior to commencing the recount.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1995, 69:2. 2008, 377:3, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:3 - Number of Recounts.

660:3 Number of Recounts. –
Any candidate for whom a vote was cast for any office at a state general election, provided that the difference between the votes cast for the applying candidate and a candidate declared elected is less than 20 percent of the total votes cast in the towns which comprise the office to be recounted, shall be entitled to apply for only one recount under this chapter, and the declaration made by the secretary of state under RSA 660:6 shall be final, subject to a change in the result following an appeal to the ballot law commission, as provided in RSA 665:8, II. If more than one candidate for the same office in the same district applies for a recount under this chapter, and a recount is completed, such applications shall not result in a second recount.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 175:3. 2003, 151:3. 2008, 377:4, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:4 - Time and Notice.

660:4 Time and Notice. –
Upon satisfactory application for a recount as provided in RSA 660:1, the secretary of state shall begin the process of recounting the ballots on a date selected by the secretary of state, which shall be no later than the Wednesday following the deadline for requesting a recount. A recount shall take place at any suitable state facility in the city of Concord as may be designated by the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall give a reasonable notice thereof to the applicant and to each of the opposing candidates. The secretary of state shall also prepare and distribute to the applicant and to each of the opposing candidates the rules and procedures governing the recount at the same time notice of the time and place for holding the recount is given to the applicant and to each opposing candidate.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 175:4. 1995, 69:3. 2012, 113:10, eff. May 31, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:5 - Conduct of Recount.

660:5 Conduct of Recount. –
If directed by the secretary of state, the state police shall collect all ballots requested from the town or city clerks having custody of them and shall deliver them to the public facility designated by the secretary of state. At the time and place so appointed, the ballots cast for such office shall be counted by the secretary of state and such assistants as the secretary of state may require. When counting the ballots, the secretary of state or his or her assistants shall visually inspect each ballot. No mechanical, optical, or electronic device shall be used for the counting of ballots. The candidates, their counsel, and assistants shall have the right to inspect the ballots and participate in the recount under such suitable rules as the secretary of state may adopt. If the candidate requesting the recount cannot attend the recount, the candidate shall designate, in writing, to the secretary of state the name of an individual who will attend the recount and who will be authorized to make decisions on the candidate's behalf. Each candidate or his or her counsel or designee shall have the right to protest the counting of or failure to count any ballot. The secretary of state shall thereupon rule on said ballot and shall attach thereto a memorandum stating such ruling and the name of the candidate making the protest. If, at any time during the counting of the ballots, a discrepancy appears in any ballot for any reason, the secretary of state shall suspend the recount until the discrepancy is resolved, at which time the secretary of state shall continue the recount. In no event shall a discrepancy result in a second recount for the same candidate, as provided in RSA 660:3.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1981, 510:4. 1983, 175:5. 2006, 41:1. 2007, 136:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:6 - Declaration; Certificate.

660:6 Declaration;  Certificate. –
I. If the recount shall show that some candidate other than the one declared elected upon the original canvass of votes has the greatest number of votes cast for the office, the secretary of state shall declare said candidate to be elected; and, unless the result is changed upon an appeal taken to the ballot law commission, as provided in RSA 665:8, II, such candidate shall be entitled to a certificate of election.
II. If any person who has applied for a recount is declared elected by reason of said recount, the secretary of state shall return to the person within 10 days of the recount all fees paid at the time of applying.
III. If any person who has applied for a recount loses the recount by a margin of less than one percent of the total votes cast in the towns which comprise the district for the office recounted, the secretary of state shall return to the person within 10 days of the recount any fees that were paid in excess of those required by RSA 660:2, I.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1995, 69:4. 2003, 151:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:7 - Application.

660:7 Application. –
I. Any person for whom a vote was cast for any nomination of any party at a state primary may apply for a recount, provided that the difference between the votes cast for the applying candidate and a candidate of that party declared nominated is less than 10 votes or less than 1.5 percent of the total ballots cast in the primary for that party in the towns which comprise the office to be recounted. The application shall be made in writing to the secretary of state and shall be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Friday after the primary election. Each candidate requesting a recount shall pay the secretary of state fees as provided in RSA 660:2. A candidate having requested a recount pursuant to this paragraph may, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Monday after the primary election, withdraw the request and receive a refund of any fees paid.
II. Any person receiving at least 9 percent of the votes cast in any party's presidential primary may apply for a recount. The application shall be made in writing to the secretary of state and shall be submitted no later than the Friday after the primary for a recount of all ballots cast for such nomination. Each candidate requesting a recount shall pay the secretary of state fees as provided in RSA 660:2. A candidate having requested a recount pursuant to this paragraph may, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Monday after the primary election, withdraw the request and receive a refund of any fees paid.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1981, 510:2. 1983, 175:6; 426:20. 1994, 4:22. 1995, 69:5. 2008, 377:5. 2010, 317:58. 2012, 113:11. 2014, 319:12, eff. Aug. 1, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:8 - Notice of Conduct.

660:8 Notice of Conduct. –
Notice shall be given and the recount shall be conducted as provided for in RSA 660:4 and 660:5.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:9 - Declaration of Result, State Primary.

660:9 Declaration of Result, State Primary. –
If the recount after a state primary election shall show that some candidate other than the one declared nominated upon the original canvass of votes has the greatest number of votes cast for the nomination, such candidate shall be declared nominated and shall be placed upon the official ballot at the following election unless appeal is taken to the ballot law commission in accordance with RSA 665:6, I. If the person who applied for the recount was thereby shown to be the one chosen as the candidate of the party, the person shall also have any fee paid returned.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1981, 510:3. 2003, 151:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:9-a - Declaration of Result, Presidential Primary.

660:9-a Declaration of Result, Presidential Primary. –
If the recount after a presidential primary election shall show that the applying candidate qualified under RSA 659:93 for at least one more delegate than the original count indicated or that such candidate did qualify for federal election funding, such candidate shall receive such funding or shall be apportioned delegates to the national party convention in accordance with RSA 659:93 unless appeal is taken to the ballot law commission in accordance with RSA 665:6, I. If the person who applied for the recount was thereby shown to be entitled to federal funding or at least one more delegate under RSA 659:93, the person shall also have any fee paid returned.
Source.
1981, 510:3. 2003, 151:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:10 - Application.

660:10 Application. –
Upon receipt of petitions of 100 voters made no later than the fourth Friday following the date of the election, the secretary of state shall recount the ballots cast on any question to amend the constitution if the proposal was adopted or failed by no more than one percent of the vote cast. The recount shall take place at any suitable state facility in the city of Concord as may be designated by the secretary of state and under such rules of procedure as he shall determine and at such time as he may appoint.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1994, 4:23, eff. May 27, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:11 - Conduct.

660:11 Conduct. –
The secretary of state shall request that all town and city clerks forward ballots containing such proposed amendment to the secretary of state forthwith, and the clerks shall immediately forward them. At the time and place so appointed, the ballots shall be counted by the secretary of state and such assistants as the secretary of state may require. When counting the ballots, the secretary of state or his or her assistants shall visually inspect each ballot. No mechanical, optical, or electronic device shall be used for the counting of ballots. The ballots shall be open to the inspection of the petitioners and other interested persons under such suitable rules as the secretary of state may prescribe. If, after the recount, it shall appear that the result of the voting on said question is other than that declared upon the original canvass of votes, the secretary of state shall declare the result found upon recount which shall be final unless the result is changed as a result of an appeal taken to the superior court.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2006, 41:2, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:12 - County Referendum.

660:12 County Referendum. –
The secretary of state shall recount the ballots cast on any question which may be submitted to the voters of a county at a state general election under the provisions hereinafter set forth. Application for such recount shall be by written petition signed by at least 50 legal voters of said county presented to the secretary of state no later than the second Friday following the state general election. The recount shall take place at any suitable state facility in the city of Concord as may be designated by the secretary of state at such time as the secretary of state may appoint and under such rules of procedure as he or she shall determine. When counting the ballots, the secretary of state or his or her assistants shall visually inspect each ballot. No mechanical, optical, or electronic device shall be used for the counting of ballots. The secretary of state shall publish notice of the time and place of the recount once in a paper of general circulation throughout the county. The fee for such a recount on a question voted on throughout a county shall be $25 which shall be paid to the secretary of state by the person submitting the application. If, after the recount, it shall appear that the result of the voting on said question is other than that declared upon the original canvass of votes, the secretary of state shall declare the result found upon recount which shall be final unless the result is changed as a result of an appeal taken to the superior court.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1994, 4:24. 2006, 41:3, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:13 - Application.

660:13 Application. –
Five legal voters of any city or town which has voted on any question other than constitutional amendments printed on the ballot at any state election as provided in RSA 663 may, no later than the second Friday after the election, petition the secretary of state for a recount of the votes cast upon said questions. Such application shall be accompanied by a fee of $10 for each 1,000 ballots or fraction thereof cast at the election in said town; however, in no event, shall the fee exceed $50. The secretary of state shall fix a time for recount and shall notify the petitioners and the selectmen, clerk and moderator of the town or the mayor and clerk of the city of the time and place so fixed. He shall request the clerk having custody of the ballots to forward them forthwith to the secretary of state, and the clerk shall immediately forward them.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1994, 4:25, eff. May 27, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:14 - Conduct.

660:14 Conduct. –
At the time and place so appointed, the ballots shall be counted by the secretary of state and such assistants as the secretary of state may require. The ballots shall be open to the inspection of the petitioners, the officials of the city or town, counsel, if any, of the same, and other interested persons under such suitable rules as the secretary of state shall prescribe. When counting the ballots, the secretary of state or his or her assistants shall visually inspect each ballot. No mechanical, optical, or electronic device shall be used for the counting of ballots.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2006, 41:4, eff. June 17, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:15 - Declaration of Result.

660:15 Declaration of Result. –
If after the recount it shall appear that the result of the voting on said question is other than that announced by the moderator at the election, the secretary of state shall declare said result which shall be final unless the result is changed because of an appeal taken within 10 days to the ballot law commission.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:16 - Disposal of Ballots.

660:16 Disposal of Ballots. –
I. Upon the conclusion of every recount, the secretary of state shall replace the unprotested ballots and absentee voter envelopes in a suitable container for storage. The secretary of state shall retain the ballots and the absentee envelopes for at least 60 days following the recount. Upon an order of the ballot law commission, the secretary of state shall produce the ballots for the inspection of the commission. Following the commission's inspection, the secretary of state shall replace the ballots and envelopes, seal them, and certify the contents and the date when they were examined by the commission. The envelopes and ballots shall be subject to the order of the body to which such person claims to be elected or of the officers required by law to examine the records and to issue certificates of election to such office or of any court having jurisdiction over them.
II. Ballots, including cast, cancelled, and uncast ballots and successfully challenged absentee ballots still contained in their envelopes, prepared or preserved in accordance with the election laws shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 91-A. This exemption shall apply to any ballots or absentee voter affidavit envelopes prepared for or used in any election conducted by the state or any political subdivision, including federal elections.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1981, 454:9. 2003, 289:61, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:17 - Penalty for Violating Requirements.

660:17 Penalty for Violating Requirements. –
Whosoever shall knowingly violate any of the provisions of RSA 660:1-660:16 shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:17-a - Affidavit Ballots; Recounts.

660:17-a Affidavit Ballots;  Recounts. –
In any election or referendum, if the total number of affidavit ballots submitted for any local, district, county, or statewide race or issue would, if counted in favor of either candidate or position, alter the outcome of the election, the deadlines for filing recount requests imposed by RSA 660:1, 660:7, 660:10, 660:12, and 660:13 shall be extended until after the deadline for submitting affidavit verification materials in RSA 659:23-a. In such instance, the secretary of state shall publish new deadlines for filing recounts.
Source.
2022, 239:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:17-b - Recount of Additional Offices on Ballots Involved in Recounts.

660:17-b Recount of Additional Offices on Ballots Involved in Recounts. –
For general election recounts of state representative races, the secretary of state's office shall, in addition to recounting the state representative race:
I. Conduct an audit of the votes cast on those ballots for President, United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, or governor;
II. Conduct such audit using the ballots for 10 of the state representative races to be recounted. The races shall be selected randomly. If less than 10 races are to be recounted, the ballots for each recounted race shall be audited;
III. Select the office to be audited for each recount; and
IV. Allow a full recount of any race where there is a discrepancy of greater than one percent from the election results reported to the secretary of state.
Source.
2022, 262:1, eff. Aug. 23, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:18 - Notice.

660:18 Notice. –
Whenever any person intends to contest the election of a state senator or representative, he shall send to him a notice in writing of such contest with the reasons therefor, citing the acts constituting the violation and, if known, the specific sections of the law or of the constitution being violated. The notice shall be sent by certified mail and postmarked on or before the December 15 immediately following the election. At the same time the notice is sent to the senator or representative, a copy thereof shall be sent to the secretary of state.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:19 - Petition.

660:19 Petition. –
In a contested election case, neither party shall be entitled to a hearing before the general court unless their remonstrance or petition shall be presented to the clerk of the senate or house before the second Wednesday of the first session thereof.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:20 - Depositions.

660:20 Depositions. –
In any case of contested elections, depositions may be taken as in civil causes. The magistrate taking depositions shall prepare captions therefor, shall seal up the depositions and shall transmit the package to the clerk of the senate or house, as the case may be, with a notation stating the session at which and the case in which the depositions are to be used.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:21 - Evidence.

660:21 Evidence. –
But for good cause shown, neither party shall be entitled to have any evidence considered before the committee conducting the hearing which is not in readiness to be submitted before the third Wednesday of the first session of the general court.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:22 - Compensation.

660:22 Compensation. –
The party failing to sustain his right to a seat shall not be entitled to any compensation for his services or for any expenses he may have incurred in the contest therefor. However, any person who has received a certificate of election as representative or senator and who has taken his seat but who is unsuccessful in retaining it shall be paid for his mileage for the period during which he has served.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:23 - Primaries; County Offices in a General Election.

660:23 Primaries;  County Offices in a General Election. –
If the candidates having the highest number of votes for any nomination made at a state or presidential primary or for election to county office made at a state general election shall have an equal number, the secretary of state shall determine the nomination by lot in the presence of the candidates who are tied if, after notice from him, they elect to be present.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:24 - State Offices in State General Elections.

660:24 State Offices in State General Elections. –
If the candidates having the highest number of votes for the office of governor, councilor, state senator, or state representative shall have an equal number, the choice shall be made as provided in the state constitution. Such candidate chosen shall then be declared duly elected.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:25 - United States Senator or Representative.

660:25 United States Senator or Representative. –
If 2 or more candidates for United States representative in any district or United States senator shall receive the largest and equal number of votes in any state general election so that no choice is made, the governor, with advice of the council, shall cause precepts to be issued to the selectmen of the several towns within such district for another election, requiring them to warn meetings to be held at the time specified in such precepts for the choice of a representative or senator. The votes given at any such meeting shall be received, sorted, counted, declared, recorded and certified, and the returns thereof made out, signed, certified, sealed, directed and forwarded in the manner prescribed by RSA 659.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1987, 276:1, eff. July 24, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:26 - Canvass.

660:26 Canvass. –
The secretary of state, as soon as may be, shall lay all returns received pursuant to RSA 660:25 before the governor and council, and the votes shall be examined and counted and the election of the person having the largest number of votes declared and certified, and the certificate thereof shall be made out and transmitted in the manner described in RSA 659:84. If upon second balloting 2 or more persons shall have the largest and equal number of votes in any district, so that no choice is made therein, the same proceedings shall be again had as are provided in RSA 660:25; and so from time to time, so long as may be necessary, until some one shall have the largest number of votes.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1987, 276:1, eff. July 24, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:27 - Time.

660:27 Time. –
The electors of the president and vice-president shall meet in the state house in Concord on the day fixed by law and, by 12 o'clock at midday, shall give notice to the governor and council of the number of electors present who accept the office.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:28 - Vacancies.

660:28 Vacancies. –
If the requisite number of electors are not present or do not accept, or if the requisite number of electors shall not be chosen by reason of 2 or more persons having an equal number of votes, the electors present who do accept, in the presence of the governor and council, shall forthwith choose by ballot the number needed.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:29 - Conduct.

660:29 Conduct. –
The electors shall give their votes for president and vice-president of the United States in Concord on said day and shall proceed according to law.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:30 - Compensation.

660:30 Compensation. –
Each elector shall be paid $3; and each shall receive $.10 a mile for their travel to and from Concord. Also, the electors shall be allowed a reasonable sum, not to exceed $25, to pay for the services of a secretary.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 660 - Post-Election Procedure › Section 660:31 - Depositing Fees and Assessments.

660:31 Depositing Fees and Assessments. –
There is established in the state treasury a separate nonlapsing account to be known as the recount administrative account. The account shall be used by the secretary of state for the administration of recounts under RSA 660. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fees which are paid to the secretary of state under RSA 660:1 shall be credited to this account. All fees which are credited to this account shall be continually appropriated to the secretary of state.
Source.
1992, 267:4. 2005, 118:9. 2010, 180:8, eff. June 21, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 661 - Vacancies Among Public Officers Elected at State Elections › Section 661:1 - Vacancies Generally.

661:1 Vacancies Generally. –
Any vacancy as defined in RSA 652:12 in a public office voted for at any state election shall be filled according to the provisions of this chapter.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 661 - Vacancies Among Public Officers Elected at State Elections › Section 661:2 - Determination of Vacancy.

661:2 Determination of Vacancy. –
The officer having the authority to make an appointment or arrange for an election to fill a vacancy in a public office shall determine whether a vacancy exists in that office; provided that the secretary of state shall determine whether a vacancy exists under the election laws among officers-elect.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 661 - Vacancies Among Public Officers Elected at State Elections › Section 661:3 - Duties; Privileges.

661:3 Duties;  Privileges. –
A person appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in a public office shall, during the unexpired term, perform the same duties as did his predecessor, be subject to the same requirements as was his predecessor and be entitled to the same privileges and emoluments as was his predecessor.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 661 - Vacancies Among Public Officers Elected at State Elections › Section 661:4 - Qualifications.

661:4 Qualifications. –
A person appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in a public office shall meet the qualifications of the office as provided in RSA 655:3-10 at the time of his election or appointment.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 661 - Vacancies Among Public Officers Elected at State Elections › Section 661:5 - United States Senator.

661:5 United States Senator. –
If a vacancy occurs in the office of United States senator, the governor shall fill the vacancy by temporary appointment until the next state general election, when a senator shall be elected for the unexpired term.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 661 - Vacancies Among Public Officers Elected at State Elections › Section 661:6 - United States Representative.

661:6 United States Representative. –
If a vacancy occurs in the office of United States representative, the governor with advice of council shall, as soon as practicable, have precepts issued to the selectmen of the towns and cities in the district where the vacancy exists directing them to call a special state general election on the day he designates to fill the vacancy. Such election shall be conducted as provided in RSA 661:11 and shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 661 - Vacancies Among Public Officers Elected at State Elections › Section 661:7 - Governor.

661:7 Governor. –
If a vacancy occurs in the office of governor, the vacancy shall be filled as provided in Part II, Article 49 of the state constitution.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 661 - Vacancies Among Public Officers Elected at State Elections › Section 661:8 - Executive Councilor; State Senator; State Representative.

661:8 Executive Councilor;  State Senator;  State Representative. –
I. If a vacancy occurs in the office of executive councilor or state senator, it shall be filled as provided in Part II, Articles 34 and 62 of the state constitution.
II. If a vacancy occurs in the office of state representative from a single town or ward district, the vacancy may be filled following the provisions of RSA 655:81 and RSA 655:82 in the same manner as a state general election is held. In a multi-town or multi-ward district, a vacancy in the office of state representative shall be filled following the provisions of RSA 655:81 and RSA 655:82 by a special election if the selectmen of any town or the city for any ward in said district so request of the governor or council.
III. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph II, if a vacancy occurs in the office of state representative in a district comprised of a city ward or wards, a request to hold the primary and special elections on the same dates as the city's biennial primary and regular elections may be submitted to the governor and council by the governing body of the city. If so requested, the governor and council shall declare the vacancy not less than 56 days prior to the date of the city's primary election. The filing period shall start on the Monday following the date on which the governor and council declare that there shall be a special election and shall end at 5:00 p.m. on the Friday of that week. The provisions of RSA 655:81, III, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, and XI shall apply to elections held pursuant to this paragraph.
IV. Within 21 days after proof of a vacancy or a request that a vacancy be filled, the governor, in the case of an executive council vacancy, or the governor and council, in the case of any other vacancy, shall declare that there shall be a special election which shall be held as provided in RSA 655:81 and 82 or as provided in RSA 661:8, III.
V. No special election shall be held after March 15 of the second year of the biennium, as determined by RSA 655:81, I.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1981, 512:2. 1998, 136:2. 2001, 231:11. 2005, 25:1. 2006, 32:2. 2010, 317:59. 2012, 26:4. 2014, 319:17, eff. Aug. 1, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 661 - Vacancies Among Public Officers Elected at State Elections › Section 661:9 - County Officers.

661:9 County Officers. –
I. If a vacancy for a period of one year or longer occurs in the office of county sheriff, county attorney, register of deeds, or county treasurer, the members of the county convention shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term by a majority of the ballots cast. If a vacancy for a period of less than a year occurs in any such office, the members of the county convention shall, by majority vote of the county convention, vote to either fill the vacancy or to leave the office vacant.
II. (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a county commissioner, the members of the county convention, or, if the vacancy occurs in Hillsborough county, the members of the county convention representing the cities and towns in the commissioner's district, shall fill the vacancy by a majority of the ballots cast until the next biennial election of county officers. If the term filled is less than the unexpired term, then notwithstanding any provisions of RSA 653:1, VI, the commissioner district filled pursuant to this paragraph shall be added to the next biennial election ballot to be chosen by the voters of the county for a 2-year term.
(b) The provisions of subparagraph (a) shall apply only where the vacancy occurred no later than 30 days preceding the printing of the ballots for the primary election.
(c) The provisions of RSA 655:32 and RSA 655:37 relating to nominations by appropriate party committees for vacancies in an office on a primary or general election ballot, respectively, shall apply to vacancies to be filled under this paragraph.
III. If any person holding a county office enumerated in paragraph I or II becomes temporarily absent or incapacitated, the county convention may, upon application of the county attorney or county commissioners, declare a temporary absence and fill the same for a limited period of time expressed in the appointment.
IV. Any officer of a county, including the register of probate, may be removed by the county convention for official misconduct. Any removal under this paragraph shall be initiated by petition of a majority of the county commissioners, of the county attorney, or of a superior court judge. No officer of a county may be removed without notice of the allegations supporting the petition for removal and an opportunity to be heard by the county convention.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1987, 2:1. 1995, 277:22. 1998, 342:1. 1999, 174:1. 2003, 3:2; 289:42. 2011, 92:1, eff. May 27, 2011. 2016, 178:1, eff. Aug. 2, 2016. 2017, 5:1, eff. May 30, 2017; 191:1, eff. Aug. 29, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 661 - Vacancies Among Public Officers Elected at State Elections › Section 661:9-a - Register of Probate.

661:9-a Register of Probate. –
If a vacancy occurs in the office of register of probate, the probate court shall appoint a commissioner to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. If any register of probate becomes temporarily absent or incapacitated, the probate court may, in its discretion, declare a temporary absence and fill the same for a limited period of time, but in any event, not to exceed the unexpired term.
Source.
1995, 277:23, eff. Aug. 19, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 661 - Vacancies Among Public Officers Elected at State Elections › Section 661:10 - Delegate to State Party Convention.

661:10 Delegate to State Party Convention. –
If a vacancy occurs in the office of delegate to a state party convention, the vacancy shall not be filled.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 661 - Vacancies Among Public Officers Elected at State Elections › Section 661:11 - Nomination and Conduct.

661:11 Nomination and Conduct. –
Where a vacancy as described in this chapter is to be filled by a special state general election, nominations shall be made in accordance with RSA 655:81 and 655:82. The general election shall be conducted in as nearly as practicable the same manner as are regular state general elections except that the deadline for requesting a recount pursuant to RSA 660:1 shall be 2 days following the day of the election.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1981, 512:3, eff. Aug. 28, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 662 - Elective Districts › Section 662:6 - Delegates to State Party Conventions.

662:6 Delegates to State Party Conventions. –
At every state primary election, the voters shall elect delegates to each state party convention in the same manner and in the same proportion as state representative districts.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1982, 29:2; 43:8. 1983, 248:5; 282:2; 317:2; 424:6. 1985, 31:2. 1992, 183:8. 2002, 28:1. 2012, 63:1, eff. May 14, 2012. 2022, 10:1, eff. Mar. 23, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 662-A - Division of State Representative Districts of Towns › Section 662-A:1 - Purpose and Intent.

662-A:1 Purpose and Intent. –
It is the purpose of this chapter to implement the provisions of part 2, article 11-a of the New Hampshire constitution regarding division of representative districts into 2 or more representative districts. To that end, the general court hereby provides a mechanism whereby a town established as a multi-member representative district may divide into 2 or more districts for the purpose of electing representatives to the general court.
Source.
1997, 312:1, eff. Aug. 20, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 662-A - Division of State Representative Districts of Towns › Section 662-A:2 - Scope of Authorization.

662-A:2 Scope of Authorization. –
Any incorporated town comprising a single state representative district under RSA 662:5 shall be entitled to exercise the powers recognized by article 11-a, part second, of the New Hampshire constitution, and implemented through this chapter, to create a redistricting commission to present to its voters a referendum to request that the legislature divide the town into 2 or more districts for the purpose of electing representatives to the general court. If a town to be divided into districts under this chapter is included in a floterial district and also has a non-floterial district solely made up of representatives from the town, the provisions of this chapter shall only apply to the non-floterial district.
Source.
1997, 312:1, eff. Aug. 20, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 662-A - Division of State Representative Districts of Towns › Section 662-A:3 - Placement of Article on Ballot.

662-A:3 Placement of Article on Ballot. –
I. (a) The board of selectmen, or the voters of the town by the procedure established in RSA 39:3, may place an article on the warrant for annual town meeting at which town officers are elected, concerning the establishment of a redistricting commission. Such question shall be voted on by official ballot.
(b) In a town with a town council, the town council, or the voters by petition submitted to the council signed by 25 or more registered voters or 2 percent of the registered voters of the town, whichever is less, may place a question on the official ballot for any regular municipal election for the election of town officers, concerning the establishment of a redistricting commission.
II. The wording of the question shall be:
"Shall the town establish a redistricting commission to divide the town into 2 or more districts for the purpose of electing representatives to the general court?"
III. [Repealed.]
Source.
1997, 312:1. 1998, 307:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 662-A - Division of State Representative Districts of Towns › Section 662-A:5 - Approval and Review.

662-A:5 Approval and Review. –
I. Within 10 days of the filing of a preliminary report relative to any redistricting proposal, the town clerk shall file certified copies of the report with the secretary of state. Within 30 days of the receipt of the preliminary report, the secretary of state shall review the redistricting proposal to insure that it is consistent with the principle of one-person, one-vote using the most recent decennial census figures for the town and to insure that no provision of the redistricting of the town is in conflict with the constitution or laws of this state or the United States.
II. If the secretary of state approves the preliminary report, the redistricting proposal shall be presented to the voters pursuant to RSA 662-A:6 or RSA 662-A:7.
III. If the secretary of state does not approve, the redistricting proposal shall not be placed on the ballot for voter approval. The secretary of state shall specify objections in writing to the commission within the period of time allowed for review and shall offer recommendations for changes in the redistricting proposal which would correct any inconsistencies in the proposal. Failure to specify objections to a redistricting proposal under this section shall constitute approval by the secretary of state.
IV. The commission may seek judicial review of a disapproval of the proposal by the secretary of state in superior court to determine the lawfulness of the decision of the secretary of state. The clerk of the court shall schedule a hearing on any such appeal within 10 days of the filing of the petition.
Source.
1997, 312:1, eff. Aug. 20, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 662-A - Division of State Representative Districts of Towns › Section 662-A:6 - Submission of Redistricting Proposal to Voters.

662-A:6 Submission of Redistricting Proposal to Voters. –
I. Following approval of the commission's proposal, the secretary of state shall submit proposed districts to the voters of the town at the next town election. The wording of the question shall be:
"Do you favor dividing the town into representative districts for the purpose of electing representatives to the general court as recommended by the redistricting commission?"
II. The selectmen or town council shall cause the final report of the commission to be printed in the town report, shall make copies available in the clerk's office, and shall post the report in the same manner that proposed ordinances are posted.
III. If a majority of voters voting on the question answer in the affirmative, the secretary of state shall cause a bill to divide the town into representative districts to be submitted to the general court at the next legislative session. Upon passage of the bill and the signing of the bill into law, the town shall be deemed divided into the approved districts for the next succeeding election of representatives to the general court and all subsequent elections until the completion of the next decennial census and reapportionment of the general court. If legislation adopting the town's proposed districts is not enacted by the general court in the next succeeding session of the general court, no further action or approval by the town is required for future introduction of legislation adopting the districts approved by the town pursuant to this chapter.
IV. If a majority of the voters voting on the question do not answer in the affirmative, the town shall continue as a multi-member district for the purposes of electing representatives to the general court and reapportionment of the general court.
Source.
1997, 312:1, eff. Aug. 20, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 662-A - Division of State Representative Districts of Towns › Section 662-A:7 - Amendment of Districts.

662-A:7 Amendment of Districts. –
I. A town which has been divided into districts pursuant to this chapter may amend its representative districts created pursuant to this chapter only by following the procedures in this chapter.
II. The question proposed to voters shall be:
"Shall the town establish a redistricting commission for the purpose of amending the representative districts previously adopted by the town and enacted by the legislature?"
III. If the redistricting commission proposes to amend the representative districts previously adopted by the town and enacted by the legislature, the question submitted to voters shall be:
"Shall the proposal of the redistricting commission to amend the representative districts of the town for the purpose of electing representatives to the general court be adopted?"
Source.
1997, 312:1, eff. Aug. 20, 1997.