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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:17-a - Verification of In-Person Absentee Voter.

657:17-a Verification of In-Person Absentee Voter. –
I. An absentee voter who returns his or her completed absentee ballot to the clerk's office in person shall be treated as a verified voter provided:
(a) The voter voluntarily shows the clerk a photo identification that meets the requirements of RSA 659:13; or
(b) The voter voluntarily completes a challenged voter affidavit in the same manner as is required for an election day voter who does not present a qualified voter identification.
II. The clerk shall mark the absentee ballot affidavit enveloped "voter verified" and note on the clerk's list of absentee voters that the voter has been verified. The verified voter's signatures on the application for an absentee ballot shall not be compared to the voter's signature on the absentee ballot affidavit on election day.
III. A voter who does not present a qualified photo identification and who does not complete a challenged voter affidavit shall not be treated as a verified voter, and his or her signatures on the application for an absentee ballot shall be compared to his or her signature on the absentee ballot affidavit on election day in the same manner as other absentee voters.
Source.
2018, 329:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:18 - Procedure by Clerk.

657:18 Procedure by Clerk. –
Upon receipt of an outer envelope purporting to contain an official absentee voting ballot, the clerk of the city or town shall, subject to RSA 657:16, attach thereto the application for an absentee ballot submitted by said voter and record the information pursuant to RSA 657:15. All such envelopes shall be preserved unopened until election day.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2010, 182:5; 317:74. 2014, 74:2, eff. July 26, 2014. 2020, 14:4, eff. July 17, 2020; 14:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:19-a - Federal Official Post Card Form and Other Requests From UOCAVA Voters.

657:19-a Federal Official Post Card Form and Other Requests From UOCAVA Voters. –
The federal official post card form as provided in RSA 654:20 for simultaneous voter registration application and absentee ballot application shall be valid at any time for voter registration by a person qualified to vote pursuant to RSA 654:3 as an absent uniform services voter, a temporarily absent voter residing outside the United States, or a federal ballot only voter domiciled outside the United States. An absentee ballot request on this post card or in any other form received on or after January 1 of each year shall be valid through December 31 of the same year for all state and municipal elections to be held within that year, subject to the request of the voter and the eligibility of the voter. Provided, however, that an absentee ballot for the presidential primary shall be sent to all voters requesting an absentee ballot for the primary or any election prior to the primary during the general election year and the prior year. The town or city clerk shall forward a copy of all such federal official post card voter forms to the supervisors of the checklist.
Source.
1988, 209:11. 2003, 289:56. 2010, 182:7, eff. June 21, 2010; 317:35, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:19-b - Procedure for Requesting Voter Registration Applications or Absentee Ballot Applications Electronically.

657:19-b Procedure for Requesting Voter Registration Applications or Absentee Ballot Applications Electronically. –
Any person authorized in RSA 657:19-a to use the federal official post card form may request and receive an absentee voter registration application by downloading the application from the secretary of state's website, or request that the form be mailed by submitting an electronic request via the e-mail address designated on the website. The secretary shall send the requested application by mail or electronically in accordance with the voter's choice.
Source.
2010, 317:36, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:19-c - Addresses and Polling Hours Maintained by Clerks.

657:19-c Addresses and Polling Hours Maintained by Clerks. –
Each town and city clerk shall establish and maintain an official e-mail address and street address, which shall be publically available to voters. Clerks shall maintain up-to-date polling place locations for each election, including street addresses, and polling hours, and clerks shall keep such information in the statewide centralized voter registration database.
Source.
2010, 317:36. 2011, 73:2, eff. July 15, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:20 - Procedure by UOCAVA Voter.

657:20 Procedure by UOCAVA Voter. –
UOCAVA voters shall follow the procedure set forth in RSA 657:17.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1988, 209:12. 2010, 317:37, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:21 - Registration of Voters.

657:21 Registration of Voters. –
Upon receipt of a return envelope containing an armed services or overseas citizen federal election absentee ballot, the clerk of the city or town shall open and retain said envelope and deliver the affidavit envelope to the supervisors of the checklist of the voting place indicated thereon. If the voter is not registered, the appropriate affidavit appearing on said envelope, if properly executed, shall, subject to RSA 657:23, be prima facie evidence of the voter's qualifications to become a voter and his or her name shall be added to the checklist at the next session of the supervisors of the checklist. The supervisors of the checklist shall retain a copy of the affidavit envelope and absentee ballot request form in accordance with RSA 33-A:3-a and return the affidavit envelopes unopened to the city or town clerk who shall see that they agree in number with the mailing envelopes. Said clerk shall attach the application for an armed services or overseas citizen federal election absentee ballot submitted by said voter to the 2 corresponding envelopes and retain them until election day.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1988, 209:12. 2010, 172:16; 317:38. 2014, 114:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:22 - Cutoff.

657:22 Cutoff. –
In any state election, a town or city clerk shall not accept any completed absentee ballots delivered to the clerk after 5:00 p.m. on election day except as provided in RSA 657:21-a, V and RSA 659:20-a. The clerk shall record absentee ballots received after such time in the statewide centralized voter registration database with the return date and shall mark the ballot as rejected due to absentee ballot receipt after election day. The clerk shall retain the unopened ballot until the time set for the destruction of other state election ballots as provided in RSA 659:100 at which time the envelopes shall likewise be destroyed, unopened and unexamined.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 176:2. 1995, 48:1. 2010, 182:8. 2011, 72:4, eff. July 15, 2011. 2017, 196:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:23 - Delivery to Moderator.

657:23 Delivery to Moderator. –
Upon election day, prior to the closing of the polls or the time set for processing absentee ballots in accordance with RSA 659:49, the clerk shall deliver all such envelopes, the applications therefor received by him or her, and the list of absentee voter applicants compiled pursuant to RSA 657:15 to the moderators in the several voting precincts in which the absentee voters assert the right to vote, taking a receipt from the moderator thereof; except that no UOCAVA voter's ballot shall be rejected by a moderator for lack of an attached application, provided a signature is available for comparison on a voter registration document.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2010, 182:9, eff. June 21, 2010; 317:75, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:24 - Misusing Absentee Ballot.

657:24 Misusing Absentee Ballot. –
Whoever, prior to the closing of the polls or the time of processing absentee ballots on election day, shall show or exhibit an unsealed absentee ballot to any person or shall use an absentee ballot for any purpose except to vote the same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provided that this provision shall not apply to any person engaged in printing or distributing or otherwise dealing with said ballots according to law, to any voter who because of blindness or disability is unable to mark his or her ballot, or to any person who assists a blind voter or a voter with a disability who needs assistance in marking his or her ballot pursuant to RSA 657:17, I. Anyone who votes or attempts to vote under the provisions of this chapter who is not entitled to vote by absentee ballot or anyone who knowingly votes or attempts to vote in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 220:5, eff. Aug. 15, 1983. 2019, 261:2, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:25 - Conformity With Federal Legislation.

657:25 Conformity With Federal Legislation. –
The secretary of state and all other appropriate officials or boards are hereby authorized to perform all acts which he or they may be authorized to perform by any federal statute affecting voting by those to whom the statute is applicable and to accept any federal funds which may be made available to defray any expense in connection therewith, insofar as the same may not be repugnant to the constitution of this state.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:26 - Absentee Voter Website.

657:26 Absentee Voter Website. –
The secretary of state shall make available a public website by which an absentee voter, in every state election, may determine whether the voter's absentee ballot request has been received by the clerk, whether the absentee ballot has been sent pursuant to such request, whether the envelope purporting to contain the absentee ballot has been received by the clerk, and whether the absentee ballot was challenged and rejected by the moderator on election day, including the reason for the challenge. The town and city clerk shall, without delay, enter into the statewide centralized voter registration database the dates that all valid requests for absentee ballots are received, the dates all absentee ballots are sent, and the dates all envelopes purporting to contain absentee ballots are received. The secretary of state shall allow free and secure access to any voter who enters on the website his or her full first name, full last name, the town where the voter has requested an absentee ballot, and the voter's date of birth as they appear in the statewide centralized voter registration database. The city and town clerk shall provide instructions to absentee voter applicants describing how to access this website.
Source.
2010, 182:10. 2014, 115:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:1 - General Election.

658:1 General Election. –
At least 14 days before any state general election, the selectmen shall post a warrant at all the polling places and at the office of the town or city clerk or at the town hall. Said warrant shall prescribe the hour the polls are to open and the hour before which they may not close as provided in RSA 659:4 and RSA 659:4-a. It shall also state all offices and questions which are to be voted on and the location of the central polling place and of any additional polling places. If the selectmen neglect to issue a warrant for the state general election, or if they neglect to cause copies of such warrant to be posted agreeably to any vote of the town, they shall for each offense be guilty of a violation and any fines collected shall be remitted to the town.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1990, 119:12. 1998, 275:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:2 - Appointment.

658:2 Appointment. –
Each state political committee of the 2 political parties which received the largest number of votes cast for governor at the last previous general election is authorized through their respective chairmen to appoint between May 15 and July 15 of each general election year 2 inspectors of election to act at each polling place. If the number of voters qualified to vote at a polling place shall exceed 2,000, said political committees may each appoint for such polling place one additional inspector for each 1,500 qualified voters or fraction thereof in excess of 2,000. By April 15 of each general election year, the secretary of state shall provide a list to the chairman of each such state political committee of the number of inspectors of election that should be appointed for each town or ward. Each such state political committee may also appoint such equal number of additional inspectors as the moderator considers necessary for the efficient conduct of the election. On or before July 15, the chairmen of said political committees shall notify the appointees and the town or ward clerk concerned as to appointments made under this authority. If any such appointments are not made by said political committees and proper notification thereof given on or before July 15, then the appointments shall be made by the selectmen of the town or ward in equal numbers from said 2 political parties.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 426:7. 2014, 27:1. 2015, 55:1, eff. Aug. 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:3 - Qualifications.

658:3 Qualifications. –
The inspectors of election shall be registered to vote at the polling place where they serve.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 426:8, eff. Aug. 23, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:4 - Oath; Term.

658:4 Oath;  Term. –
Each inspector of election shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his or her duties and shall hold office for 2 years from August 1 in the year in which he or she is appointed or until a successor is appointed and qualified.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2014, 27:2, eff. July 22, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:5 - Alternates.

658:5 Alternates. –
In making appointments of inspectors of elections as provided in RSA 658:2, political committees or, in the absence of such appointments by a political committee, the town and ward selectmen, in consultation with the moderator, may designate a list of alternates to the list of appointed inspectors, who shall meet the same qualifications as inspectors of elections. Alternates shall be called in numerical order to serve in case one or more of the principal appointees fails to accept the appointment or is otherwise unavailable to perform his or her duties.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2015, 55:2, eff. Aug. 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:6 - Appointment by Court.

658:6 Appointment by Court. –
In case any appointment shall not be made as provided in RSA 658:2 or 658:5 or vacancies are not filled as provided in RSA 658:22, then, on application of 6 qualified voters of the town or ward, a justice of the municipal or district court shall appoint the inspectors.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:7 - Appointment.

658:7 Appointment. –
For all state elections, the moderator is authorized to appoint an assistant moderator who shall take the oath of office in the same manner as the moderator. The moderator may also appoint such other election officials as he or she deems necessary and request the town clerk to appoint an assistant town clerk. The assistant moderator, assistant town clerk, and said other election officials shall take the oath of office and perform such duties and have such powers as the moderator may delegate to them, except that the power of making the declaration of the vote cast shall not be delegated to them. The supervisors of the checklist are authorized to appoint assistant supervisors of the checklist who shall be assistant election officials and have the powers of supervisors for the purpose of registering voters on election day. The provisions of this section shall apply only to the appointment of assistant election officials to serve at the central polling place. Appointment of officers to act at additional polling places shall be accomplished as provided in RSA 658:14.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1990, 119:13. 2007, 331:3, eff. July 16, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:7-a - Qualifications.

658:7-a Qualifications. –
An assistant election official appointed as provided in RSA 658:7 shall be at least 17 years of age as of the date on which such official initiates performance of the duties of office.
Source.
1997, 195:1. 2015, 5:1, eff. July 4, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:8 - Term.

658:8 Term. –
The term of office of each of the assistant election officials appointed as provided in RSA 658:7 shall expire at the termination of the proceedings at the election for which he or she was appointed.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2007, 331:4, eff. July 16, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:9-a - Accessibility.

658:9-a Accessibility. –
Every polling place in which state elections are held shall be easily accessible to all persons, including persons with disabilities and elderly persons who are otherwise qualified to vote in the choice of any officer or officers to be elected or upon any question submitted at such election. In order for a polling place to be considered accessible to elderly persons and to persons with physical disabilities, the following conditions shall be met; provided, however, that the provisions of paragraph I may be adopted by each municipality on an optional basis:
I. Where parking is provided for the polling place, there shall be at least one van-accessible parking space that is in compliance with the New Hampshire building code, RSA 155-A, and with standards implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 28 C.F.R. part 36 and designated with the international symbol of accessibility. The van-accessible parking space shall be at least 8 feet wide with an adjacent and parallel access aisle that is at least 8 feet wide and located on a level surface as close as possible to the accessible entrance. There shall be a clear path of travel without curbs or steps to the accessible entrance of the polling place from the van-accessible parking.
II. The paths of travel to and from the polling place shall comply with the accessible route requirements of the New Hampshire building code, RSA 155-A, and with standards implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 28 C.F.R. part 36.
III. If there is a curb in a path of travel to the accessible entrance to the polling place, there shall be a curb ramp that complies with the New Hampshire building code, RSA 155-A, and with standards implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 28 C.F.R. part 36.
IV. Where a ramp is provided, the ramp shall comply with the New Hampshire building code, RSA 155-A, and with standards implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 28 C.F.R. part 36.
V. Entrances, doors, and doorways shall comply with the New Hampshire building code, RSA 155-A, with standards implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 28 C.F.R. part 36, and with the following requirements:
(a) There shall be at least one primary entrance to the polling place accessible to elderly persons and persons with disabilities and clearly marked with the international symbol of accessibility.
(b) If there are entrances that are not accessible, they shall have signs posted directing voters to the accessible entrance.
VI. The path of travel in the interior of the polling place shall comply with the accessible route requirements of the New Hampshire building code, RSA 155-A, and with standards implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 28 C.F.R. part 36.
Source.
1987, 210:2. 2007, 312:2, eff. Sept. 1, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:10 - In Towns.

658:10 In Towns. –
If any town shall so vote, the selectmen shall provide one or more additional polling places in such town and shall, at least 30 days before the next following general election, determine the boundaries of the voting district to be served by each such additional polling place.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:11 - Central Polling Place.

658:11 Central Polling Place. –
The polling place presided over by the moderator of the town or ward shall be known as the central polling place and all other polling places shall be known as additional polling places.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:12 - Checklist.

658:12 Checklist. –
Immediately after the establishment of an additional polling place and the creation of the voting district to be served thereby, the supervisors of the checklist shall prepare a separate checklist of the voters entitled to vote at such a polling place. Such separate checklist shall thereafter be posted and revised along with the checklist for the central polling place as provided in RSA 654. No later than the Tuesday 2 weeks before any state election, the supervisors shall post at the town or city clerk's office or at the town hall a true and attested copy of such list and shall, before the election, file with the town clerk 2 copies of such list.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1990, 119:14. 1994, 4:15, eff. May 27, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:13 - Central Polling Place Officers.

658:13 Central Polling Place Officers. –
Election officers who have their domicile in additional polling districts but are on duty at the central polling place may keep their names on the central polling place checklist by notifying the supervisors of the checklist before the polls are opened.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:14 - Officers.

658:14 Officers. –
The moderator shall appoint an assistant moderator for each additional polling place and the town clerk shall appoint an assistant clerk for each additional polling place. Each assistant moderator and assistant clerk shall have their domicile in the town where they will serve. The powers and duties of the assistant moderator and the assistant clerk shall be the same as those of the moderator and the clerk at the central polling place except as otherwise provided in the election laws. The inspectors of elections appointed as provided in RSA 658:2 shall be sworn in by the assistant moderator before entering upon their duties.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979. 2021, 125:1, eff. Sept. 12, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:16 - Conduct of Elections.

658:16 Conduct of Elections. –
Except as otherwise provided, the conduct of the election at the additional polling place shall be the same as at the central polling place.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:17 - Discontinuance.

658:17 Discontinuance. –
A voting district and polling place so established shall continue to be such for successive state elections until the town shall vote to discontinue the same, but the selectmen may from time to time increase or diminish the boundaries thereof in order to effectively accommodate the voters.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:18 - Special Provision for Cities.

658:18 Special Provision for Cities. –
Cities may adopt the provisions of RSA 658:10-658:17. The city council shall create and discontinue the voting districts in city wards, establish the additional polling places therein, and select the election officers for the additional polling place. Each assistant moderator and assistant clerk shall have their domicile in the city ward where they will serve.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979. 2021, 125:2, eff. Sept. 12, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:19 - Moderator Pro Tem.

658:19 Moderator Pro Tem. –
If the moderator is absent from any state election or is unable to perform his duties, a moderator pro tempore shall be appointed by the moderator.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:20 - Clerk Pro Tem.

658:20 Clerk Pro Tem. –
If a town or ward clerk is absent from any state election or is unable to perform his duties and there is no deputy clerk as provided in RSA 41:18, a town or ward clerk pro tempore shall be appointed by the town clerk.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1990, 119:15, eff. June 18, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:21 - Supervisor Pro Tem.

658:21 Supervisor Pro Tem. –
If more than one member of the board of supervisors is absent from any state election or is unable to perform his duties, a supervisor pro tempore shall be appointed by the moderator.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:21-a - Selectmen Pro Tem.

658:21-a Selectmen Pro Tem. –
If a selectman is absent from or unable to perform his or her duties for all or any part of the day at any state election, the selectman is authorized to appoint a selectman pro tem to perform his or her duties. If one or more selectmen are absent or unable to perform their duties and have not appointed selectmen pro tem, or if a selectman pro tem is absent or unable to perform his or her duties for all or any part of the day, the moderator is authorized to appoint selectmen pro tem to perform their duties.
Source.
2016, 3:1, eff. Mar. 26, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:22 - Inspectors Pro Tem.

658:22 Inspectors Pro Tem. –
If any of the appointed inspectors of election shall be absent from any state election or unable to perform his duties, the selectmen shall appoint some person qualified as provided in RSA 658:3, using the list of alternate appointees provided under RSA 658:5 unless no person on said list is available.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:23 - Duties; Term.

658:23 Duties;  Term. –
An election officer pro tempore as provided for in RSA 658:19 through 658:22 shall have all the powers and duties of the officer he replaces as provided in the election laws and shall take the oath of office in like manner. His term of office shall expire at the termination of the proceedings at the election for which he was appointed.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:24 - Disqualification of Certain Persons.

658:24 Disqualification of Certain Persons. –
Any person, other than a moderator, clerk, selectman, inspector of election, or supervisor of the checklist, whose name appears on a ballot for an elective position, other than a position of an election official, shall be disqualified from performing duties as an election official in that election. A moderator, clerk, selectman, inspector of election, or supervisor of the checklist whose name appears on a ballot for an elective position, other than the position of an election official, shall be disqualified from the handling of marked ballots and the counting of votes pursuant to RSA 659:58.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 366:4. 1990, 119:16. 2008, 66:2, eff. July 20, 2008. 2016, 62:1, eff. July 4, 2016. 2022, 212:1, eff. Aug. 16, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:25 - Designation of Ballot Clerks.

658:25 Designation of Ballot Clerks. –
Two of the inspectors, one from each of the 2 political parties, shall be designated by the moderator at the opening of the polls to act as ballot clerks. They shall have charge of the ballots and shall furnish them to the voters. They shall be given a duplicate copy of the checklist by the town or ward clerk. The other inspectors shall be assigned such duties in the polling place as the moderator may determine including, but not limited to, the relief of the ballot clerks and the assistance of voters marking their ballots as provided in RSA 659:20.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2009, 139:1, eff. Aug. 28, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:26 - Sample Ballots to be Posted.

658:26 Sample Ballots to be Posted. –
The town or city clerk shall cause the sample ballots provided for in RSA 656:18 and 656:28 to be posted outside the guardrail in the polling place. For the general election, he shall cause 2 sample ballots to be posted. For the state and presidential primaries, he shall cause 2 sample ballots of each party to be posted. At least one sample ballot for the general election and one sample ballot of each party for each of the primaries shall be posted no higher than 48' so as to be convenient for those voters in wheelchairs.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 426:16. 1991, 254:8, eff. Aug. 9, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:28 - Voter Instruction Cards to be Posted.

658:28 Voter Instruction Cards to be Posted. –
The secretary of state shall also prepare full instructions for the guidance of voters at such elections as to obtaining ballots, the manner of marking them, the method of gaining assistance and obtaining new ballots in place of those accidentally spoiled. He shall cause the same to be printed on separate cards to be called voter instruction cards and shall furnish a suitable number of the same to each town and ward clerk. Each town and ward clerk shall cause one voter instruction card to be posted in each voting booth and not less than 3 such cards to be posted immediately outside the guardrail in the polling place.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:29 - Statutes Posted.

658:29 Statutes Posted. –
The secretary of state shall prepare and distribute copies of the following RSA sections which the selectmen shall post or cause to be posted outside the guardrail in the polling place at all elections: RSA 654:7-a, RSA 654:7-b; RSA 659:13, RSA 659:13-b, RSA 659:27, RSA 659:30, RSA 659:31, RSA 659:32, RSA 659:34, RSA 659:35, RSA 659:37, RSA 659:38, RSA 659:40, RSA 659:41, RSA 659:103; RSA 666:4, RSA 666:5, RSA 666:8. In addition, the secretary of state shall include any other statutes or regulations that are required to be posted by state or federal law. The secretary of state may also include statutes or regulations that, in the secretary of state's judgment, would aid a voter in casting a vote or in contacting the appropriate official if the voter believes that his or her voting rights are being violated.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2003, 28:1; 151:2. 2005, 111:1. 2012, 284:5, eff. June 27, 2012; 284:9, eff. Sept. 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:29-a - Proof of Voter Identity Instructions to be Posted.

658:29-a Proof of Voter Identity Instructions to be Posted. –
The secretary of state shall prepare a notice explaining to voters the photo identification requirement in RSA 659:13, including all the permissible methods for proving identity, and directing voters to the department of state's website or to the town or city clerk to obtain the explanatory document described in RSA 652:26, I, for additional information. Such notice shall also include the penalties as described in RSA 659:34. The governing body of each town or ward shall prominently display this notice for at least 14 days prior to each election held after the effective date of this section. The poster shall be placed outside the guardrail at each polling place at all elections.
Source.
2012, 284:10, eff. Sept. 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:30 - Delivery of Ballots to Election Officers.

658:30 Delivery of Ballots to Election Officers. –
The city or town clerk shall deliver to the election officers before the opening of the polls on the day of the election the sealed packages of ballots in their possession together with filament tape or other similar tape with which to seal the ballots. Any city or town clerk who shall fail to deliver such material to the election officers as herein provided shall be guilty of a violation.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:31 - Counting Ballots.

658:31 Counting Ballots. –
At or prior to the opening of the polls in each town or ward, the seal of the packages shall be publicly broken by the town or ward clerk; and the ballots shall be given to the ballot clerks and the ballots shall be examined and counted by the election officers in the presence of the clerk, the moderator, and at least one other legal voter. If the ballots are counted prior to the opening of the polls, the clerk shall post, in an appropriate place and prior to election day, notice of the time and place of the counting.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1999, 12:1, eff. June 18, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:32 - Moderator's Certificate.

658:32 Moderator's Certificate. –
The secretary of state shall prepare and distribute to each town or ward clerk 2 copies of the moderator's certificate. When the ballots are counted, the moderator shall certify thereon the total number of ballots received. One copy shall be retained by the moderator for his or her records; the other shall be certified by the clerk and forwarded to the secretary of state with the election returns pursuant to RSA 659:75.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2011, 185:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:33 - Delivery of Ballots to Additional Polling Place.

658:33 Delivery of Ballots to Additional Polling Place. –
Before the polls are opened at the central polling place on the day of an election, the town clerk shall seal up the 2 duplicate copies of the checklist for each additional polling place lodged with the clerk by the supervisors with the number of blank ballots determined by the moderator to be likely to be sufficient for the voters expected to vote at the additional polling place. If the moderator has authorized the counting of votes and thereby authorized the processing of absentee ballots at the additional polling place, the absentee ballots of those persons qualified to vote in that additional polling place shall be sealed up along with a list of those persons qualified to vote at that additional polling place to whom absentee ballots have been sent pursuant to RSA 657:15. This package shall be prepared and sealed in the presence of the moderator and selectmen and shall be delivered immediately to the assistant moderator of the additional polling place by 2 election officers designated by the moderator.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1981, 454:6. 2010, 182:11, eff. June 21, 2010. 2020, 35:2, eff. Sept. 26, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:34 - Pasters.

658:34 Pasters. –
If pasters are to be used at the election and have been delivered to the town or city clerk, the clerk shall deliver the pasters to the moderator who shall cause them to be pasted in the proper place on each ballot before it is handed to the voter.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:35 - Unofficial Ballots.

658:35 Unofficial Ballots. –
If the official ballots have not been received at the polling place of any town or ward on the morning of election before the opening of the polls, it shall be the duty of the town or city clerk to cause unofficial ballots to be prepared, as far as possible, in form of the official ballots. Upon receipt of such unofficial ballots from a town or city clerk accompanied by a statement under oath that the same have been so prepared and that the official ballots have not been received, the moderator shall cause the unofficial ballots so substituted to be used in lieu of the official ballots.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 658 - Pre-Election Procedure › Section 658:36 - Inspection of Ballot Box.

658:36 Inspection of Ballot Box. –
At the opening of the polls, the ballot box shall be publicly opened and shown to be empty; and the election officers shall ascertain that fact by a personal examination of the box.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 659 - Election Procedure › Section 659:3 - Early Closing of Polls.

659:3 Early Closing of Polls. –
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the voters present at the polling place may vote to close the polls at any time that the number of those who have voted plus the number of absentee ballots received at the polls equals the number of names on the checklist.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1988, 10:1, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 659 - Election Procedure › Section 659:3-a - Early Closing of Polls in Dixville, Hart's Location, and Millsfield.

659:3-a Early Closing of Polls in Dixville, Hart's Location, and Millsfield. –
The polls may not be closed pursuant to RSA 659:3 in Dixville, Hart's Location, or Millsfield until every person domiciled in the town who is not on the checklist has been contacted by the town clerk to see if they wish to register to vote prior to the closing of the polls.
Source.
1998, 246:4. 2003, 289:40. 2014, 251:3, eff. July 22, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 659 - Election Procedure › Section 659:4 - Hours of Polling in Municipalities.

659:4 Hours of Polling in Municipalities. –
At all state elections in towns and cities the polls shall open not later than 11 o'clock in the morning and shall close not earlier than 7 o'clock in the evening. In cities, the city council shall determine the polling hours no later than 30 days prior to a state election.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1988, 10:2. 1991, 254:9. 1994, 4:16, eff. May 27, 1994.