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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 665 - Ballot Law Commission › Section 665:6 - General Duties.

665:6 General Duties. –
The ballot law commission shall have jurisdiction in the following cases:
I. When the nominations at the primary, as declared pursuant to RSA 659:86-89, are in apparent conformity with law, they shall be valid unless changed upon recount as provided by law or unless written objection to their conformity with the law shall be filed with the secretary of state within 3 days of the date of publication of the results of the primary by the secretary of state under RSA 659:89; or, if there is a recount for the office in question, within 3 days after the declaration of the secretary of state upon such recount. If written objections are filed, the secretary of state shall forthwith notify the ballot law commission of such filing. The ballot law commission shall then meet as provided in RSA 665:5 in order to hear and decide all the objections. The decision of the ballot law commission in such cases shall be final as to questions both of law and fact, and no court shall have jurisdiction to review such decision.
II. When nomination papers as provided in RSA 655:40-43 or the filling of vacancies in nominations occurring after the primary as provided in RSA 655:37-39 are in apparent conformity with law, they shall be valid unless written objection to their conformity with the law shall be filed with the secretary of state within the time limit provided in RSA 655:44 in the case of nominations by nomination papers or within 3 days of the date on which the appointment to fill a vacancy is filed with the secretary of state in the case of filling vacancies in nominations. If written objections are filed, the secretary of state shall forthwith notify the ballot law commission of the filing. The ballot law commission shall then meet as provided in RSA 665:5 in order to hear and decide all the objections. The decision of the ballot law commission in such case shall be final as to questions both of law and fact, and no court shall have jurisdiction to review such decision.
III. The jurisdiction vested in the ballot law commission under paragraphs I and II of this section shall be exclusive of all other remedies.
Source.
2003, 151:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 665 - Ballot Law Commission › Section 665:7 - Filing Disputes.

665:7 Filing Disputes. –
The ballot law commission shall hear and determine disputes arising over whether nomination papers or declarations of candidacy filed with the secretary of state conform with the law. The decision of the ballot law commission in such cases shall be final as to questions both of law and fact, and no court shall have jurisdiction to review such decision.
Source.
2003, 151:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 665 - Ballot Law Commission › Section 665:8 - Appeals From Recounts.

665:8 Appeals From Recounts. –
The ballot law commission shall hear and determine appeals from recounts in the following cases:
I. In case of a primary recount as provided in RSA 660:7-9-a, any person voted for upon the ballot of any party who, by declaration of the secretary of state upon recount, was not chosen as the candidate of such party may, within 3 days after said declaration, appeal therefrom to the ballot law commission by filing a written appeal with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall forthwith notify the ballot law commission of the filing. The ballot law commission shall then meet as provided in RSA 665:5 in order to hear and decide the appeal and shall, on the appeal, consider and review all the rulings of the secretary of state on ballots protested during the recount. In no case may the ballot law commission order a second recount. If, after the review, it shall appear that the appellant was nominated, the commission shall change the declaration of the secretary of state and issue a certificate of nomination to the appellant. The decision of the ballot law commission in such cases shall be final as to questions both of law and fact, and no court shall have jurisdiction to review such decision. The jurisdiction vested in the commission under this paragraph shall be exclusive of all other remedies.
II. In case of an election recount as provided in RSA 660:1-6, any candidate who, by declaration of the secretary of state upon recount, did not have the greatest number of votes may, within 3 days after said declaration, appeal therefrom to the ballot law commission by filing his written appeal with the secretary of state. The ballot law commission shall forthwith meet, hear, and decide such appeal and shall, on such appeal, consider and review all the rulings of the secretary of state on ballots protested during the recount. In no case may the ballot law commission order a second recount. If, after the review, it shall appear that the appellant had the greatest number of votes, the commission shall change the declaration of the secretary of state and issue a certificate of such changed declaration to the appellant. The decision of the ballot law commission under this paragraph shall be subject to appeal as provided in RSA 665:16. The jurisdiction vested in the commission under this paragraph shall be exclusive of all other remedies. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to bar any person from recourse to the superior court on other questions, within the jurisdiction of such court, relating to the legality or regularity of general elections or the results thereof.
Source.
2003, 151:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 665 - Ballot Law Commission › Section 665:9 - Name on Ballot Disputes.

665:9 Name on Ballot Disputes. –
The ballot law commission shall hear and determine all disputes arising over the form of his or her name which a candidate designates to be printed on the state primary and state general election ballot, as provided in RSA 655:14-b. The decision of the ballot law commission shall be final as to questions of both law and fact, and no court shall have jurisdiction to review the decision.
Source.
2003, 151:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 665 - Ballot Law Commission › Section 665:9-a - Administrative Complaint Resolution.

665:9-a Administrative Complaint Resolution. –
The ballot law commission shall hear and resolve complaints of federal voting law violations, pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252, as provided in RSA 666:14.
Source.
2003, 266:11, eff. Jan. 1, 2004 at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 665 - Ballot Law Commission › Section 665:10 - Rules.

665:10 Rules. –
The commission shall have power to adopt and publish rules to govern its proceedings and to regulate the mode and manner of all hearings or proceedings before it. Said rules shall be published and made available at the office of the secretary of state. All hearings shall be open to the public.
Source.
2003, 151:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 665 - Ballot Law Commission › Section 665:11 - Evidence.

665:11 Evidence. –
In any hearing, the commission shall not be bound by the technical rules of evidence; but its findings must be supported by reliable, probative, and substantial evidence. A stenographic transcript shall be made of all oral testimony submitted to the commission; and such transcript together with the exhibits, ballots, and papers filed in the proceedings shall be the exclusive record for its decision. Decisions of the commission shall be made in writing and filed with the secretary of state. Reasonable notice of all hearings before the commission shall be given by the secretary of state by registered mail. In cases of recount appeals under RSA 665:8, notice shall be given to all candidates for the particular nomination or office in question. In cases arising under RSA 665:6, notice shall be given to the person or persons filing objections and to the candidate or candidates to whose nomination objections have been filed. At all hearings, interested parties may appear, present relevant evidence, be represented by counsel, and cross-examine opposing witnesses. The records of the commission in any proceeding before it shall be preserved for at least 6 months after the election in question.
Source.
2003, 151:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 665 - Ballot Law Commission › Section 665:12 - Subpoenas; Oaths.

665:12 Subpoenas;  Oaths. –
The commission shall have power to subpoena witnesses and administer oaths in any proceeding before it and to compel by subpoena duces tecum the production of any checklist, tally sheet, or other document or thing of any kind whatever.
Source.
2003, 151:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 665 - Ballot Law Commission › Section 665:14 - Testimonial Privilege.

665:14 Testimonial Privilege. –
No witness in any proceeding before the commission shall be excused from giving testimony or producing documentary evidence upon the ground that such testimony or documentary evidence could tend to incriminate the witness; but, if the witness claims immunity hereunder, no such testimony or documentary evidence shall be used against him or her in any criminal prosecution; nor shall the witness be liable to criminal prosecution for any matter disclosed thereby.
Source.
2003, 151:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 665 - Ballot Law Commission › Section 665:15 - Perjury.

665:15 Perjury. –
No person testifying before the commission shall be exempt from prosecution or punishment for any perjury committed by him or her in his or her testimony.
Source.
2003, 151:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 665 - Ballot Law Commission › Section 665:16 - Appeal From Decisions.

665:16 Appeal From Decisions. –
There may be an appeal to the supreme court from the decisions of the ballot law commission made under RSA 665:8, II as provided in this section and not otherwise. Such appeal shall be filed with the clerk of the supreme court within 5 days after the decision of the commission is filed with the secretary of state. Such appeal shall be limited to questions of law. Findings of fact made by the commission shall be final if supported by the requisite evidence. The supreme court may hold a special session to consider such appeal if it considers such action necessary. Appeals under this section shall be limited to contested elections for the offices of presidential elector, governor, councilor, and town and city or city ward offices voted for at general elections. No appeal may be made under this section in the cases of contested elections for the offices of United States senator, representative in congress, state senator, or representative to the general court in view of the constitutional provisions vesting in both houses of congress and both houses of the general court exclusive jurisdiction over the elections and qualifications of their respective members.
Source.
2003, 151:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 665 - Ballot Law Commission › Section 665:17 - Enforcement of Orders of Ballot Law Commission.

665:17 Enforcement of Orders of Ballot Law Commission. –
The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce any order of the ballot law commission issued hereunder.
Source.
2003, 151:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections › Section 666:1 - General Penalty.

666:1 General Penalty. –
Any person guilty of an offense against any provision of the laws relating to elections for which no penalty is specified shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections › Section 666:2 - Official Malfeasance.

666:2 Official Malfeasance. –
A moderator, supervisor of the checklist, selectman or town clerk shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if at any election:
I. He shall knowingly receive and count any illegal vote; or
II. He shall knowingly omit to receive and count any legal vote; or
III. He shall knowingly remove any vote from the number of legal votes cast; or
IV. He shall knowingly add any illegal vote to the number of legal votes cast; or
V. He shall receive or count any vote given at such election by proxy, that is, without the personal delivery of such vote by the person entitled to give the same; or
VI. He shall fraudulently declare the state of the vote in the election of any officer.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections › Section 666:3 - Official Misconduct.

666:3 Official Misconduct. –
I. (a) Any public officer upon whom a duty relating to elections is imposed who shall knowingly fail to perform such duty or who shall knowingly perform it in such a way as to hinder the objects thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if no other penalty is provided by law.
(b) The attorney general shall investigate misconduct by an election official. If an election official is convicted, the attorney general shall remove the official's right to vote in accordance with part I, article 11 of the New Hampshire constitution.
II. (a) Any public officer upon whom a duty relating to elections is imposed who shall negligently fail to perform such duty or who shall negligently perform it in such a way as to hinder the objects thereof, as found pursuant to RSA 666:2, shall cause the county, city, town, school district, village district, or other political subdivision, where such conduct occurred to be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $250 nor more than $1000 for each act.
(b) Prior to the imposition of a civil penalty under subparagraph (a), the attorney general shall notify the county, city, town, school district, village district, or other political subdivision of the state's intention to seek such penalty. The notice of intent to seek a civil penalty shall include notice of the opportunity to respond, within 45 days, as to why the penalty shall not be imposed. The attorney general is authorized to negotiate and settle with such county, city, town, school district, village district, or other political subdivision without court action, provided that any civil penalty paid as settlement shall be paid to the attorney general for deposit into the general fund.
(c) If the county, city, town, school district, village district, or other political subdivision disputes the final determination of the attorney general, that political subdivision may appeal the attorney general's penalty assessment to the superior court.
III. The attorney general shall notify the county, city, town, school district, village district, or other political subdivision that is subject to this section of the state's intention to seek a civil penalty, and of the ability to negotiate with and to settle with such county, city, town, school district, village district, or other political subdivision without court action, provided that any civil penalty paid as settlement shall be paid to the attorney general for deposit into the general fund.
IV. If an entity is subject to a civil penalty under this section, the entity shall also be subject to the payment of restitution damages.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979. 2022, 234:5, eff. Aug. 16, 2022; 327:1, eff. Sept. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections › Section 666:4 - Challengers Appointed by Party Committee.

666:4 Challengers Appointed by Party Committee. –
The state committee of a political party may appoint a person to act as challenger of voters at any polling place in the state at a state election. A city or town committee of such a party may appoint a person to act as such challenger at any polling place in such city or town at a town election, business meeting, or city election. A statement signed by the chairman of the committee appointing him shall be sufficient evidence of the authority of any such challenger. He may be reasonably compensated for his services by the political party whose committee appointed him. He shall be assigned by the moderator or other election officer presiding at the polling place to such position within the polling place as will enable him to see and hear each voter as he offers to vote. Nothing herein contained shall deprive any other person of the right to challenge a voter as provided by law.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections › Section 666:5 - Challengers Appointed by Attorney General.

666:5 Challengers Appointed by Attorney General. –
The attorney general may appoint a person to act as challenger of voters at any polling place in the state at a state election. A statement signed by the attorney general appointing him shall be sufficient evidence of the authority of any such challenger. He shall be assigned by the moderator or other election officer presiding at the polling place to such position or positions within the polling place as will enable him to see and hear each voter as he offers to vote. Nothing herein contained shall deprive any other person of the right to challenge a voter as provided by law.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections › Section 666:5-a - Challengers; Where Positioned.

666:5-a Challengers;  Where Positioned. –
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a challenger appointed pursuant to RSA 666:5 shall be assigned by the moderator or other election official presiding at the polling place to such position or positions within the polling place as will enable such challenger to see and hear the hand-counting of ballots for the tabulation of votes, and to maintain a line of sight on any electronic ballot counting device. Nothing in this section shall deprive any other person of the right to observe the hand-counting of ballots for the tabulation of votes as provided by law.
Source.
2022, 282:1, eff. July 11, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections › Section 666:6 - False Documents, Names or Endorsement.

666:6 False Documents, Names or Endorsement. –
Any person who shall, without authority, sign the name of any other person to any letter or other document, or falsely represent that any other has written such letter or document, knowing such representation to be false, for the purpose of influencing votes, or who shall by false representation, use, employ or assign the name of any other person, or a fictitious name on a radio or television broadcast or other means of communication, to signify endorsement of a political party, candidates or programs, or, for the purpose of influencing votes, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections › Section 666:7 - Publication of Forged Document.

666:7 Publication of Forged Document. –
Whoever publishes any such forged letter or document, knowing the same to be forged, with like intent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person and shall be guilty of a felony if any other person.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections › Section 666:7-a - Impersonation of Candidates.

666:7-a Impersonation of Candidates. –
I. Any person who places a telephone call during which the person falsely represents himself or herself as a candidate for office shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
II. (a) Whoever violates paragraph I shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.
(b) The court, upon petition of the attorney general, may levy upon any person who violates the provisions of RSA 666:7-a a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation. All penalties assessed under this paragraph shall be paid to the secretary of state for deposit into the general fund.
(c) The attorney general shall have authority to notify suspected violators of this section of the state's intention to seek a civil penalty, to negotiate, and to settle with such suspected violators without court action, provided any civil penalty paid as settlement shall be paid to the secretary of state for deposit into the general fund.
Source.
2003, 93:1. 2004, 50:4. 2009, 144:228, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections › Section 666:8 - Attorney General.

666:8 Attorney General. –
The attorney general shall be responsible for the enforcement of the election laws as provided in RSA 7:6-c.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections › Section 666:9 - to 666:11 Repealed by 1997, 152:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

666:9 to 666:11 Repealed by 1997, 152:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections › Section 666:12 - Testimonial Privilege.

666:12 Testimonial Privilege. –
No witness in any proceeding for the violation of election laws shall be excused from giving his testimony upon the ground that such testimony would incriminate him; but no such testimony shall be used against him at any time or in any prosecution. Any person who voluntarily discloses the facts to the proper authorities and procures a conviction in any such proceeding shall not be prosecuted for his connection with the bribery or attempted bribery.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections › Section 666:13 - Impounding Ballots.

666:13 Impounding Ballots. –
If directed by the attorney general as part of his enforcement of the election laws, the state police which he designates shall collect all ballots requested from the town and city clerks who have custody of the ballots. The state police shall deliver the ballots to the public facility which is designated by the attorney general.
Source.
1983, 426:21, eff. Aug. 23, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 666 - Provisions for Purity of Elections › Section 666:14 - Administrative Complaint Procedures.

666:14 Administrative Complaint Procedures. –
The attorney general may establish an administrative complaint procedure for the resolution of complaints of federal voting law violations, pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252. The attorney general may adopt administrative rules under RSA 541-A to implement the complaint resolution procedures. The ballot law commission is hereby designated as the body providing alternative dispute resolution as required by section 402(a)(2)(I) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252.
Source.
2003, 266:9, eff. July 15, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:1 - Election of Delegates.

667:1 Election of Delegates. –
Whenever the qualified voters of the state under the provisions of the constitution shall determine that there is necessity for the calling of a convention to revise the constitution, the general court shall, as is required by the constitution, call such convention and shall set the day for the election of delegates and the day and time for the assembly of said delegates in the capitol at Concord.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:2 - Number.

667:2 Number. –
Representation in the convention is on the basis of representative districts of the state. Representative districts are entitled to the same number of delegates to the convention as they are entitled to representatives to the general court.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:3 - Organization.

667:3 Organization. –
The delegates shall assemble in convention in Concord on the day and time specified in the call by the general court and shall proceed to organize by choosing one of their number by ballot to serve as president. They shall also choose such other officers as they deem necessary. They shall be the judges of election and returns of their own members. The delegates may establish rules of proceedings and proceed to recommend constitutional amendments.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:4 - Books and Papers Furnished.

667:4 Books and Papers Furnished. –
The secretary of state shall furnish to the convention such books, papers, stationery, and printing as the convention shall require or order.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:5 - Compensation.

667:5 Compensation. –
Each delegate shall receive $3 per day for his attendance at the convention and the same allowance for mileage as is provided for members of the general court.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:6 - Amendments.

667:6 Amendments. –
The amendments to the constitution as are agreed to by such convention shall be submitted so that they can be voted on by the qualified voters either separately or by groups as the convention may determine. The convention shall provide for ascertaining the voters' decisions and the publication of the same by executive proclamation which shall be the effective date unless otherwise determined by the convention, and may do any and all other things necessary to carry out the purposes of the convention.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 469:124, eff. July 1, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:7 - Eligibility.

667:7 Eligibility. –
Any person who by the laws of this state is a qualified voter in the town, ward, or unincorporated place from which he may be elected is eligible to be a delegate to the constitutional convention.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:8 - Date for Filing.

667:8 Date for Filing. –
A declaration of candidacy shall be filed with the town or city clerk on or before a date 36 days before the date of the election. All declarations shall be forwarded by the town or city clerk to the secretary of state for preparation of the ballots at least 35 days before the date of the election.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:9 - Fee.

667:9 Fee. –
At the time of filing a declaration of candidacy, each candidate shall pay to the town or city clerk a filing fee of $2 for the use of the town or city.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:10 - Declaration of Candidacy.

667:10 Declaration of Candidacy. –
On or before the closing date for filing declarations of candidacy with the town or city clerk as provided by RSA 667:8, any candidate for delegate shall file with the town or city clerk a declaration of candidacy in substantially the following form, which shall be prepared and furnished by the secretary of state:
I, ____________________, candidate for office of delegate to the constitutional convention from District No. __________ of __________ county hereby certify that I am at least 18 years of age; that I am domiciled in ward ______________ of the city of ______________ (or town or unincorporated place of ____________) county of _______________ state of New Hampshire; that I am a voter in District No. _________ of _____________ county.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2003, 289:43, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:11 - Printing.

667:11 Printing. –
The secretary of state shall prepare and cause to be printed ballots for all elections under this chapter. He shall also prepare all necessary forms for declarations of candidacy and furnish the same in reasonable quantities to the town clerks. Said ballots and forms shall be printed and delivered at the expense of the state.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:12 - Form.

667:12 Form. –
Every ballot for the election shall contain the name and domicile of each candidate who has filed a declaration of candidacy for delegate. The names of candidates upon the ballot shall be arranged in perpendicular columns under the title "For Delegate to the Constitutional Convention." Below the title shall be printed in easily legible type the words "Vote for" followed by a spelled number designating the number of persons to be elected to such office. At the right of the name of each candidate and on the same line, there shall be a square. Following the names there shall be as many blank lines as there are persons to be elected. Whenever there are 2 or more candidates, the names shall be printed upon the ballot in alphabetical order of their surnames according to the alphabetization procedure established in RSA 656:5-a.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2010, 330:5, eff. July 20, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:13 - Paper.

667:13 Paper. –
The ballots shall be printed on plain paper in weight not less than that of ordinary printing paper. The secretary of state shall determine the color of the paper.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:15 - Endorsement.

667:15 Endorsement. –
Upon the back of each ballot shall be printed the words "Official Ballot for Dist. No. ___ , County of __________ , For Delegate to the Constitutional Convention", the date of the election and a facsimile of the signature of the secretary of state.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:16 - Other Materials.

667:16 Other Materials. –
The secretary of state shall prepare and furnish to the districts the necessary material, including certificates of election, for a record of the choice of all delegates.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:17 - Plurality; Ties.

667:17 Plurality;  Ties. –
In all elections hereunder, a plurality shall elect; and, in case of a tie vote, the tie shall be determined by lot by the secretary of state in the presence of the candidates who are tied if, upon notice from him, they elect to be present.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:18 - Resignation, Death, or Removal.

667:18 Resignation, Death, or Removal. –
A delegate to a constitutional convention may resign his or her office as such by filing his or her intention of resignation in writing with the secretary of state. The resignation shall become effective when approved in writing by the president of the constitutional convention. Whenever a delegate to a constitutional convention dies or moves from the district, town, or ward in which he or she was elected, the clerk of the town or of the city in which the delegate is a voter, or if the delegate is from an unincorporated place the clerk of the town in which he or she is registered, shall notify the secretary of state of the death or removal.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2003, 289:44, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:19 - Filling Vacancies.

667:19 Filling Vacancies. –
A vacancy caused by the death, resignation or removal from a district of a delegate may be filled by a special election held in the district. The special election may be held on the same day on which another meeting of the town or ward is held or at a different time. However, if the special election is held in a representative district having more than one town, ward or unincorporated place, the election must be held on the same day throughout the district. An article for the election of a delegate shall be inserted in the warrants calling the meeting. All laws relating to the election of representatives to the general court, so far as they are applicable, apply to the special election to fill the vacancy in the office of delegate.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:20 - Application of Laws.

667:20 Application of Laws. –
The provisions of RSA 659 insofar as consistent herewith shall apply to elections under the provisions of this chapter.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:21 - Date, Call and Purposes.

667:21 Date, Call and Purposes. –
I. Not earlier than the third Tuesday of September following any primary, and not later than the last Tuesday of October, upon the call of the chairman of the state committee of the party, the nominees of each party for the offices of governor, United States senator, United States representative, executive councilors, state senators, county officers, representatives, state delegates elected, the incumbent United States senator or senators and the incumbent county commissioners serving 4-year terms, if any, whose term or terms shall not expire during the January following that year's general election, shall meet in state convention for the purpose of adopting the platform of their party, nominating presidential electors and effecting an organization for the following 2 years. The names and domiciles of the presidential electors nominated by such convention shall be forthwith certified to the secretary of state by the chairman and the clerk of the convention. Upon receipt of the foregoing certifications, the secretary of state shall publish in some paper of general circulation the names of the persons found by him to have been chosen as candidates for presidential electors by the several parties.
II. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, a political party may, in accordance with the provisions of the party's constitution or bylaws, provide for an alternative method of determining the date, call and purpose of the party's state convention and the selection of delegates and composition of such convention. If a party decides to hold a convention for the purpose of adopting a platform of the party, nominating presidential electors, effecting an organization for the following 2-year period and other party business as the political party determines, the convention shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of the party under this section.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 168:1. 1987, 73:1. 1992, 183:11. 2001, 37:1, eff. Aug. 7, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:22 - Party Organization.

667:22 Party Organization. –
The nominees from a party, state delegates of each county, the incumbent United States senator or senators and the incumbent county commissioners serving 4-year terms, if any, if they have met the requirements of RSA 667:21, shall determine the membership of a county committee for their party either in said state convention or in county convention upon call of the chairman of the state committee. The county committee shall consist of such number of persons as the nominees from a party, the state delegates of each county, the incumbent United States senator or senators and the incumbent county commissioners serving 4-year terms, if any, if they have met the requirements of RSA 667:21, shall determine to apportion to each county. The members of several committees thus chosen shall constitute the state committee of the party. Resignations from the state committee shall be received by the state committee and the state committee shall set a place and time and manner for filling such vacancies. A state committee may choose as its officers persons not members of the committee and such officers shall be ex officio members of the committee. The party members in each town, ward or city may effect such an organization as they may deem expedient for advancing the purposes of their party.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 168:2. 1987, 73:1. 2001, 37:2, eff. Aug. 7, 2001.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 667 - Constitutional Conventions and State Party Conventions › Section 667:23 - Roll.

667:23 Roll. –
Upon application of the chairman of the state committee of any political party, the secretary of state shall deliver to him a duly certified roll of the nominees of his party for the several offices named in RSA 667:21. None but such nominees and state delegates shall take part in such state convention.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 668 - Provisions for Unincorporated Places › Section 668:1 - Organization for Voting.

668:1 Organization for Voting. –
The offices for which the voters of an unincorporated place are entitled to vote shall include: President and Vice-President of the United States, United States senator, United States representative, governor, executive councilor, state senator, state representative, and county offices. The provisions of the election laws relating to town meetings for the choice of election officers and the conduct of state elections shall apply to unincorporated places organized as provided by RSA 53:1.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1994, 381:3. 2003, 289:45, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 668 - Provisions for Unincorporated Places › Section 668:2 - Designation of Towns.

668:2 Designation of Towns. –
If an unincorporated place is not organized for voting, the secretary of state shall designate a town in the same representative district where all persons domiciled in the unincorporated place may register, vote, file for office, and exercise all other procedures to which they are entitled under the election laws.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1997, 289:2. 2003, 289:46, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 668 - Provisions for Unincorporated Places › Section 668:3 - Registration and Checklists.

668:3 Registration and Checklists. –
The procedure for registration by persons domiciled in an unincorporated place in a town designated pursuant to RSA 668:2 shall be the same as provided in RSA 654, except that a separate checklist shall be maintained for the voters of each unincorporated place. The supervisors shall prepare, revise, and post said checklist along with the checklist for the town as provided in RSA 654.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1997, 289:3. 2003, 289:46, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 668 - Provisions for Unincorporated Places › Section 668:4 - Offices Voted for.

668:4 Offices Voted for. –
The offices for which voters of unincorporated places are entitled to vote shall include: President and Vice-President of the United States, United States senator, United States representative, governor, executive councilor, state senator, state representative, and county offices. The voters of the unincorporated places are not entitled to vote for any town or ward offices or on any questions concerning the towns in which they vote.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 426:13. 1994, 381:4. 1997, 289:4. 2003, 289:46, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 668 - Provisions for Unincorporated Places › Section 668:5 - Preparation of Special Ballots.

668:5 Preparation of Special Ballots. –
For any state election, the secretary of state shall prepare special ballots for the voters of all unincorporated places. For purposes of this section, "special ballots" shall mean the ballots to be used by all unincorporated places in the same state representative district as opposed to separate ballots for each unincorporated place. These special ballots shall have no location printed on them, but shall have a space where the name of an unincorporated place shall be entered by the town clerk of the designated town. The secretary of state shall print only the names of candidates for offices for which the voters of the unincorporated place are entitled to vote, as provided in RSA 668:4. It shall be the duty of the town clerk to make ready in advance a sufficient number of ballots for each person on the official checklist of the unincorporated places. If it is necessary because of election day registrations, extra ballots shall be prepared and the number attested to at the end of the voting. In all other respects, such special ballots shall be printed and forwarded to the town clerk in the same manner as the other ballots for the designated town.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1997, 289:5. 2003, 289:46, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 668 - Provisions for Unincorporated Places › Section 668:6 - Establishing Procedures for Voting.

668:6 Establishing Procedures for Voting. –
The secretary of state shall issue regulations within the scope of the election laws to establish the procedures for voting and filing for office by voters of unincorporated places. The regulations so issued shall have the force of law.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1997, 289:6. 2003, 289:46, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 668 - Provisions for Unincorporated Places › Section 668:7 - Return of Votes Cast.

668:7 Return of Votes Cast. –
The town clerk of the town designated pursuant to RSA 668:2 shall make a return of the votes cast in his town by the voters of each unincorporated place in the same manner as provided for in RSA 659.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1987, 276:5. 1997, 289:7. 2003, 289:46, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 668 - Provisions for Unincorporated Places › Section 668:8 - Service to Unincorporated Places.

668:8 Service to Unincorporated Places. –
I. For services to unincorporated places during any state general election as directed by this chapter, the town clerk of the town designated pursuant to RSA 668:2 shall be paid the sum of $50. Said payment shall be a charge against the appropriation for elections for the office of secretary of state.
II. If an unincorporated place exceeds 10 voters, and has not organized pursuant to RSA 53:1, the county in which the unincorporated place is located shall pay the town designated pursuant to RSA 668:2 for costs it incurs in conducting a primary or general election for the unincorporated place. The county shall assess the cost of conducting an election under this paragraph to the unincorporated place.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1987, 276:5. 1997, 289:8. 2011, 22:1, eff. June 27, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 669 - Town Elections › Section 669:2 - Warrant.

669:2 Warrant. –
The selectmen shall include as part of the warrant for the annual town meeting a warrant for each annual town election which shall prescribe the place, day and hour of the election, the officers to be elected, and the questions to be submitted to the voters. In a town which has adopted an official ballot system for the election of town officers, the warrant shall specify the time the polls are open and the hour before which the polls may not close. The warrant shall clearly specify which items shall be voted on by ballot at the town election and which items shall be considered at the town business meeting. In a town which has not adopted an official ballot system, it shall be sufficient for a town meeting warrant to list items to be taken up at the town business meeting, including the election of town officers.
Source.
1979, 410:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 669 - Town Elections › Section 669:3 - Town Meeting Provisions Applicable.

669:3 Town Meeting Provisions Applicable. –
All appropriate provisions of RSA 39 relative to warning the town meeting and posting the town meeting warrant shall apply to the town election.
Source.
1979, 410:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 669 - Town Elections › Section 669:4 - Qualifications of Voters.

669:4 Qualifications of Voters. –
Any person having his or her domicile within the town and qualified to vote under RSA 654:1 through 654:6 and who is on the town checklist shall be qualified to vote in town elections.
Source.
1979, 410:1. 2010, 317:61, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 669 - Town Elections › Section 669:5 - Voters and Checklists.

669:5 Voters and Checklists. –
An updated checklist shall be used at all town meetings and elections for the same purposes a checklist is used at a state election and to insure that only qualified voters participate in town meeting discussions and votes, by voice or otherwise. The supervisors shall prepare, post, and revise the checklist for a town meeting or election in the same manner as for a state election as provided in RSA 654:25-654:31, provided, however, that the session for correction shall be held on Saturday 6 to 13 days prior to the election. The supervisors shall also hold one session for correction of the checklist on the day immediately prior to the first day of the filing period for candidates for town office, as provided in RSA 669:19 or 669:42, as applicable, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and at the discretion of the supervisors for extended hours.
Source.
1979, 410:1. 1981, 571:1. 1987, 219:2. 1996, 36:11. 1998, 194:4. 2001, 272:3. 2003, 27:5, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 669 - Town Elections › Section 669:6 - Qualification of Officers.

669:6 Qualification of Officers. –
Unless otherwise provided by law, no person shall hold an elective town office who does not have his domicile within the town.
Source.
1979, 410:1, eff. July 1, 1979.