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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-B - Registration of Criminal Offenders › Section 651-B:8 - Rules.

651-B:8 Rules. –
The department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to forms and procedures for the administration of this chapter.
Source.
1996, 293:1, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-B - Registration of Criminal Offenders › Section 651-B:11 - Registration Fee.

651-B:11 Registration Fee. –
I. An offender shall pay a fee of $50 to the department within 10 days of the registration that occurs within the month of the anniversary of his or her birth. Such payment shall be made in person or shall be mailed to the department. The department shall retain $40 of this amount to be used to defray the costs of maintaining the sex offender registry. Such funds shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the department for such use. The department shall forward the remaining $10 to the law enforcement agency which registered the offender within the month of the anniversary of the offender's birth to defray any costs associated with implementing the provisions of this chapter. The department shall forward these fees to the registering law enforcement agencies in a manner determined by the department but no less frequently than once a year.
II. An offender who cannot afford to pay the fee shall, within 10 days of registration, request a waiver of the fee and a hearing on the matter before the commissioner. In order to be considered for a waiver, the offender shall submit a financial affidavit on a form provided by the department. The division may at its discretion request such a waiver on behalf of an offender. If such a request is made, the commissioner shall promptly schedule and conduct a hearing pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A, unless the commissioner or commissioner's designee determines a hearing is not necessary and waives the fee based on the offender's financial affidavit, or at the written request of the division. At the hearing, the burden shall be on the offender to prove that he or she is indigent. The offender may appeal the commissioner's decision to the superior court. Under no circumstances shall the offender's request for a hearing or indigency relieve the offender of the obligation to register as required pursuant to this chapter.
III. Notwithstanding RSA 651-B:9, an offender who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation for a first offense and a misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense.
Source.
2006, 327:13. 2007, 337:13. 2008, 334:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-B - Registration of Criminal Offenders › Section 651-B:12 - Application.

651-B:12 Application. –
Whenever possible, the provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted and applied consistent with the provisions of the federal Jacob Wetterling Act, as amended.
Source.
2006, 327:13, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-C - DNA Testing of Criminal Offenders › Section 651-C:1 - Definitions.

651-C:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "CODIS" means the Combined DNA Index System, the FBI's national DNA identification index system.
II. "Department" means the department of safety.
III. "Division" means the division of state police, department of safety.
IV. "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.
V. "DNA record" means the DNA identification information stored in the state DNA database or CODIS for the purpose of generating investigative leads or supporting statistical interpretation of DNA test results. The DNA record is the objective form of the DNA analysis test and may include numerical representation of DNA fragment lengths, digital images of autoradiographs, discrete allele assignment numbers, and similar characteristics obtained from a DNA sample which are of value in establishing the identity of individuals. A DNA record may not specify the presence, absence, or alteration of any gene or chromosome.
VI. "DNA sample" means a blood, tissue, hair follicle, or other biological sample provided by any person or submitted to the division pursuant to this subdivision for analysis or storage or both.
VII. "FBI" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
VIII. [Repealed.]
IX. [Repealed.]
Source.
2002, 183:1. 2010, 208:2, I, eff. Aug. 24, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-C - DNA Testing of Criminal Offenders › Section 651-C:3 - Dissemination of Information in DNA Database.

651-C:3 Dissemination of Information in DNA Database. –
I. It shall be the duty of the division to receive DNA samples and to analyze, classify, and store the DNA records of DNA samples submitted pursuant to this subdivision, and to make such information available to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers upon request made in furtherance of an official investigation of any criminal offense. Such law enforcement officers shall use such information only for the purposes of criminal investigations and prosecutions, or as necessary to the functions of an office of chief medical examiner. A request may be made by personal contact, mail, or electronic means. The name of the person making the request and the purpose for which the information is requested shall be maintained on file with the division. The information contained in the database shall not be a public record for the purposes of RSA 91-A, and shall not be available for inspection by any unauthorized individual.
II. The commissioner of the department of safety shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A to govern the methods of obtaining information from the state DNA database and CODIS and procedures for verification of the identity and authority of the requester.
III. Upon request, a copy of the request for a search shall be furnished to any person identified and charged with an offense as the result of a search of information in the database. Only when a sample or DNA record supplied by the person making the request satisfactorily matches a profile in the database shall the existence of data in the database be confirmed or identifying information from the database be disseminated.
IV. The division may create a separate statistical database comprised of DNA records of persons whose identities are unknown. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit the department from sharing or otherwise disseminating the information in the statistical database with law enforcement or criminal justice agencies within or without the state.
Source.
2002, 183:1, eff. May 15, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-C - DNA Testing of Criminal Offenders › Section 651-C:4 - Unauthorized Dissemination or Use of DNA Database Information; Obtaining DNA Samples Without Authority; Penalties.

651-C:4 Unauthorized Dissemination or Use of DNA Database Information;  Obtaining DNA Samples Without Authority;  Penalties. –
I. Any person who, without authority, disseminates information contained in the DNA database shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Any person who disseminates, receives, or otherwise uses or attempts to use information in the database, knowing that such dissemination, receipt, or use is for a purpose other than as authorized by the provisions of this subdivision, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Except as authorized by law, any person who, for purposes of having a DNA analysis performed, obtains or attempts to obtain any sample submitted to the forensic science laboratory for analysis shall be guilty of a class B felony.
II. The division may use DNA samples for forensic validation and forensic protocol development, provided that all personally identifying information shall be removed and shall not be used.
III. The department and its employees shall not be liable for the erroneous collection and entry of a DNA sample into the database where the collection and entry were made in good faith reliance that the individual was convicted of a qualifying offense under RSA 651-C:2, I.
Source.
2002, 183:1, eff. May 15, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-C - DNA Testing of Criminal Offenders › Section 651-C:5 - Expungement of DNA Database Records Upon Reversal or Dismissal of Conviction.

651-C:5 Expungement of DNA Database Records Upon Reversal or Dismissal of Conviction. –
I. A person whose DNA record has been included in the database pursuant to this chapter may request expungement on the grounds that the criminal conviction on which the authority for including such person's DNA record was based has been reversed or the case dismissed, provided that such person requesting expungement has no other criminal convictions which would require inclusion of his or her record in the database. The department shall purge all records and identifiable information in the database pertaining to the person and destroy all samples from the person upon receipt of a written request for expungement pursuant to this section and a certified copy of the court order reversing and dismissing the conviction.
II. The DNA record of any juvenile sexual offender shall be maintained in the database and shall not be automatically expunged from the database upon that individual's reaching the age of adulthood.
Source.
2002, 183:1. 2003, 101:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-C - DNA Testing of Criminal Offenders › Section 651-C:6 - Cost.

651-C:6 Cost. –
The court, upon conviction, may order the offender to pay the cost of testing. The court shall include a statement describing the responsibility for the cost of testing in the sentencing order.
Source.
2002, 183:1, eff. May 15, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-C - DNA Testing of Criminal Offenders › Section 651-C:7 - Repealed by 2010, 208:2, II, eff. Aug. 24, 2010.

651-C:7 Repealed by 2010, 208:2, II, eff. Aug. 24, 2010. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-D - Post-Conviction DNA Testing › Section 651-D:1 - Definitions.

651-D:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Department" means the department of safety.
II. "Division" means the division of state police, department of safety.
III. "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.
IV. "DNA sample" means a blood, tissue, or hair follicle sample provided by any person or submitted to the division for analysis or storage or both.
V. "Investigating agency" means the law enforcement agency that investigated a case resulting in a conviction in which biological material was collected as evidence during the course of the investigation.
Source.
2004, 239:1, eff. June 15, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-D - Post-Conviction DNA Testing › Section 651-D:3 - Preservation of Biological Material for DNA Testing.

651-D:3 Preservation of Biological Material for DNA Testing. –
I. The investigating agency shall preserve any biological material obtained in connection with a criminal or delinquency investigation or prosecution for 5 years from the date of conviction or adjudication, or as long as any person connected with that case or investigation remains in custody, whichever is longer.
II. The investigating agency may, however, petition the court to destroy or otherwise dispose of biological material after 5 years even if a person connected with the case is still in custody. If the investigating agency petitions the court to destroy evidence before the person is released from custody, the investigating agency must serve a copy of the petition to destroy biological evidence on the person who remains in custody, any counsel of record, and the prosecuting agency. The investigating agency may destroy biological material 90 days after filing a petition, unless the investigating agency receives:
(a) A court order preventing the destruction of biological evidence; or
(b) A motion to preserve biological evidence on the grounds that the person in custody intends to file a petition for post-conviction DNA testing pursuant to RSA 651-D:2 within 180 days of the motion to preserve.
Source.
2004, 239:1, eff. June 15, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-D - Post-Conviction DNA Testing › Section 651-D:4 - DNA Testing and Analysis.

651-D:4 DNA Testing and Analysis. –
I. The DNA testing and analysis under this chapter shall be performed under the direction of the division, following procedures in conformance with the federal "DNA Identification Act of 1994." Identifying characteristics of the resulting DNA profile shall be stored and maintained by the division consistent with division policy.
II. The division shall prescribe procedures to be used in the collection, submission, identification, analysis, storage, and disposition of DNA samples and all DNA information obtained pursuant to this chapter.
III. The division may contract with third parties for the purposes of this chapter. Any DNA sample sent to third parties for analysis shall be coded to maintain confidentiality concerning the donor of the sample.
IV. A certificate and the results of the analysis shall be admissible in any court as evidence of the facts stated in the analysis.
Source.
2004, 239:1, eff. June 15, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-D - Post-Conviction DNA Testing › Section 651-D:5 - Victim Services.

651-D:5 Victim Services. –
When post-conviction DNA testing is being considered by the court, the state shall, upon request, reactivate victim services for the victim of the crime being reinvestigated during the reinvestigation of the case, during the pendency of the proceedings, and, as determined by the court after consultation with the victim and/or victim advocate, following final adjudication of the case.
Source.
2010, 299:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-E - Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council › Section 651-E:1 - Council Established.

651-E:1 Council Established. –
There is established an interbranch criminal and juvenile justice council to provide leadership, communication, and coordination among those involved in or affected by the criminal and juvenile justice systems.
Source.
2008, 201:1, eff. June 16, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-E - Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council › Section 651-E:2 - Membership and Compensation.

651-E:2 Membership and Compensation. –
I. The members of the council shall be as follows:
(a) The governor, or designee.
(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(c) Three members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be from the criminal justice and public safety committee, and one of whom shall be from the children and family law committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(d) The chief justice of the supreme court, or designee.
(e) The attorney general, or designee.
(f) The commissioner of the department of corrections, or designee.
(g) The commissioner of the department of safety, or designee.
(h) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.
(i) The director of the division of juvenile justice services, department of health and human services, or designee.
(j) The director of the division of field services, department of corrections, or designee.
(k) The director of police standards and training, or designee.
(l) The director of victim/witness services, department of justice, or designee.
(m) The chief justice of the superior court, or designee.
(n) The administrative judge of the district court, or designee.
(o) The administrative judge of the judicial branch family division, or designee.
(p) The executive director of the judicial council.
(q) The president of the county attorneys affiliate of the New Hampshire Association of Counties, or designee.
(r) The president of the county corrections superintendents affiliate of the New Hampshire Association of Counties, or designee.
(s) The president of the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police, or designee.
(t) The executive director of the New Hampshire Public Defender, or designee.
(u) The president of the New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, or designee.
(v) The executive director of the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union, or designee.
(w) The chairperson of the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery, or designee.
(x) The chairman of the adult parole board, or designee.
(y) The executive director of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, or designee.
(z) The warden of the New Hampshire correctional facility for women, or designee, appointed by the commissioner of the department of corrections.
II. Legislative members of the council shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the council.
Source.
2008, 201:1. 2009, 199:1. 2014, 18:5; 221:1. 2015, 146:1, eff. Aug. 11, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-E - Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council › Section 651-E:3 - Duties.

651-E:3 Duties. –
The council shall:
I. Identify, study, develop, and implement effective criminal and juvenile justice policy.
II. Promote the effective allocation and use of public and private resources within the criminal and juvenile justice system.
III. Foster effective communication, understanding, cooperation, and coordination among those involved in, or affected by, the criminal and juvenile justice system.
IV. Inform and engage the public regarding criminal and juvenile justice matters.
Source.
2008, 201:1, eff. June 16, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-E - Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council › Section 651-E:4 - Chairperson; Quorum.

651-E:4 Chairperson;  Quorum. –
I. The members of the council shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the council shall be called by the speaker of the house of representatives or the speaker's designee. The first meeting of the council shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Twelve members of the council shall constitute a quorum.
II. The chairperson may invite any person to provide information in council meetings, provided there is no objection from the council.
Source.
2008, 201:1. 2009, 199:2, eff. Sept. 13, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-E - Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council › Section 651-E:5 - Report.

651-E:5 Report. –
The council shall submit a biennial report beginning on December 1, 2014, together with its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library.
Source.
2008, 201:1. 2014, 221:2, eff. Sept. 12, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-F - Information and Analysis Center › Section 651-F:3 - Advisory Committee.

651-F:3 Advisory Committee. –
I. The intelligence subcommittee of the advisory council on emergency preparedness and security (ACEPS) established under RSA 21-P:48 shall serve as an advisory committee to the information and analysis center, meeting periodically at the call of the chair or the commissioner of the department of safety to review the operations of the center and provide advice to the commissioner regarding security, privacy, data technology, the protection of civil rights, and other matters.
II. The attorney general or designee, and a representative of a civil liberties organization, appointed by the governor and council, shall meet with the intelligence subcommittee of ACEPS at least annually to receive reports regarding the operation of the center and provide added input to best insure the protection of civil rights and personal privacy.
III. The assistant commissioner of the department of safety shall provide ongoing oversight over the operations of the center, and shall ensure that the center compiles a report on its activities to be incorporated with the department of safety's annual report to the governor and council.
IV. On or before November 30, 2013, the advisory council on emergency preparedness and security shall report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees on the progress and accomplishments of the information and analysis center and shall include recommendations for any legislative changes and whether or not the operations of the center should continue.
Source.
2010, 82:2, eff. May 19, 2010; 208:6, eff. Aug. 24, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-F - Information and Analysis Center › Section 651-F:4 - Management.

651-F:4 Management. –
I. Persons working at the center shall be subject to background investigations and appropriate levels of security clearances. Security policies shall govern admittance to the center and the access to and release of data. The co-managers of the center shall develop and maintain an internal manual of procedures for persons working in the center. The manual shall be approved by the commissioner of the department of safety. Supplemental job descriptions for state personnel working within high security areas of the center shall include the requirement to obtain security clearances.
II. All personnel assigned to the center shall receive appropriate training for the functions they will perform.
III. The activities of the information and analysis center shall be budgeted as a specific activity code within the biennial budget of the department of safety and subject to the same level of program review and financial audit by the office of the legislative budget assistant as all other budgeted functions of state agencies.
Source.
2010, 82:2, eff. May 19, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-F - Information and Analysis Center › Section 651-F:7 - Penalties.

651-F:7 Penalties. –
I. Any person who purposely obtains, receives, uses, disseminates to an unauthorized individual, or retains any personally identifiable information on individuals in contravention of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a felony and subject to a fine of $1,000 for each such violation. Prosecutions under this section shall be the responsibility of the attorney general.
II. An aggrieved individual may bring suit for civil penalties for up to $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater, for a violation of this section, but no action against the state shall exceed the limits to which the state has waived its sovereign immunity. The court may also award court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Source.
2010, 82:2, eff. May 19, 2010; 208:7, eff. Aug. 24, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-F - Information and Analysis Center › Section 651-F:8 - Audit Requirement and Disclosure.

651-F:8 Audit Requirement and Disclosure. –
The department of safety shall maintain and conduct periodic audits of data access performed by personnel assigned to the center at least annually. The audit shall consist of a review of authorized credentials of persons accessing the data, a random sampling of data input quality and the type and reason for data access, and a review of the policy and procedures that govern data entry, access, and purging. The department shall report its findings in an annual report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the governor, the intelligence subcommittee of the advisory council on emergency preparedness and security established under RSA 21-P:48, the attorney general, and the representative of the civil liberties organization designated under RSA 651-F:3, II.
Source.
2010, 82:2, eff. May 19, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:1 - Election.

652:1 Election. –
"Election" shall mean the choosing of a public officer or of a delegate to a party convention or the nominating of a candidate for public office by voters by means of a direct vote conducted under the election laws. The term does not include caucuses or conventions. The types of elections are further defined in this chapter.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:2 - Regular Election, Special Election.

652:2 Regular Election, Special Election. –
"Regular election" shall mean an election required to be held periodically under the election laws, a city charter, or a local by-law, and which is held in accordance with the same. Any other election shall be a "special election." As used in the election laws, "election" shall mean a regular election.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:3 - State Election.

652:3 State Election. –
"State election" shall mean an election to choose a federal, state, or county officer or a delegate to a party convention or to nominate a candidate for federal, state or county office. The 3 types of state elections are defined in RSA 652:4, 652:5 and 652:6.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:5 - State Primary Election.

652:5 State Primary Election. –
"State primary election" shall mean an election to nominate a candidate for federal, state, or county office or to choose a delegate to a state party convention.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:11 - Party.

652:11 Party. –
"Party" shall mean any political organization which at the preceding state general election received at least 4 percent of the total number of votes cast for any one of the following: the office of governor or the offices of United States senators.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1997, 253:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:12 - Vacancy.

652:12 Vacancy. –
A "vacancy" shall occur in a public office if, subsequent to his or her election and prior to the completion of his or her term, the person elected to that office:
I. Either dies, resigns, or ceases to have domicile in the state or the district from which he or she was elected; or
II. Is determined by a court having jurisdiction to be insane or mentally incompetent; or
III. Is convicted of a crime which disqualifies him or her from holding office; or
IV. Fails or refuses to take the oath of office within the period prescribed in RSA 42:6 or to give or renew an official bond if required by law; or
V. Has his or her election voided by court decision or ballot law commission decision; or
VI. Is a member of the general court of New Hampshire and a member of a military reserve or national guard unit; and
(a) The member was called to serve in an emergency; and
(b) Service in such unit causes the member to be unable to perform his or her legislative duties, as determined by the house of representatives in the case of a member of the house of representatives and by the senate in the case of a member of the senate, for longer than 180 consecutive days; and
(c) The selectmen of any town or ward in the district from which the member is elected request of the governor and council that the office be declared vacant.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1991, 216:1. 1994, 70:5. 2003, 22:2, eff. April 24, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:13 - Federal Election.

652:13 Federal Election. –
"Federal election" shall mean any state general, special, or primary election held solely or in part for the purpose of choosing or nominating any candidates for the offices of president, vice-president, United States senator, or United States representative. For federal ballot only voters domiciled outside the United States who are eligible to vote in federal elections as provided in RSA 657:2, "federal election" shall also include any presidential primary election.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 176:1. 1986, 126:1. 2010, 317:2, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:14 - Election Officer.

652:14 Election Officer. –
"Election officer" shall mean any moderator, deputy moderator, assistant moderator, town clerk, deputy town clerk, city clerk, deputy city clerk, ward clerk, selectman, supervisor of the checklist, registrar, or deputy registrar.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2003, 289:48, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:14-a - Repealed by 2021, 177:2, Pt. I, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 28, 2021.

652:14-a Repealed by 2021, 177:2, Pt. I, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 28, 2021. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:15 - Supervisors of the Checklist.

652:15 Supervisors of the Checklist. –
The term "supervisors of the checklist" shall include any board of registrars or similar body performing the functions of registering voters and correcting the checklist in cities.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:16-a - Undeclared Voter.

652:16-a Undeclared Voter. –
The term "undeclared voter" shall mean a voter who is registered as a member of no political party.
Source.
1993, 193:1, eff. Aug. 8, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:16-b - UOCAVA Voters.

652:16-b UOCAVA Voters. –
"UOCAVA voters" shall mean absent uniformed services voters, absent voters temporarily residing outside the United States, and federal ballot only voters domiciled outside the United States as described in RSA 654:3.
Source.
2010, 317:3, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:16-c - Absent Uniformed Services Voters.

652:16-c Absent Uniformed Services Voters. –
"Absent uniformed services voters" shall mean persons who are absent from the places of residence in New Hampshire where they are otherwise qualified to vote who are:
I. Members of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and National Guard, the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and all regular and reserve components thereof, while in active service.
II. Members of the Merchant Marine of the United States, including individuals (other than members of a uniformed service or individuals employed, enrolled, or maintained on the Great Lakes or the inland waterways):
(a) Employed as officers or crew members of vessels documented under the laws of the United States, or of vessels owned by the United States, or of vessels of foreign-flag registry under charter to or control of the United States; or
(b) Enrolled with the United States for employment, or for training for employment, or maintained by the United States for emergency relief service, as officers or crew members of any such vessel.
III. The spouses or dependents of any member described in paragraph I or II who, by reason of the active duty or service of the member, is absent from the place of residence in New Hampshire where the spouse or dependent is otherwise qualified to vote.
Source.
2010, 317:3, eff. July 18, 2010. 2016, 183:1, eff. Aug. 2, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:16-d - Accessible Voting System.

652:16-d Accessible Voting System. –
"Accessible voting system" shall mean the system chosen by the state to meet the accessibility for individuals with disabilities requirements of section 301 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, 42 U.S.C. section 15481, that has the capacity to print a paper ballot marked with the votes chosen by the voter.
Source.
2010, 317:3, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:16-e - Business Session.

652:16-e Business Session. –
"Business session" means, in a town that has not adopted the provisions of RSA 40:13, the session of a town meeting at which voters discuss, deliberate, and vote on matters other than the election of officers by official ballot and other questions that are placed on the official ballot.
Source.
2019, 192:4, eff. July 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:16-f - Deliberative Session.

652:16-f Deliberative Session. –
"Deliberative session" means the first session of a meeting in a town that has adopted the provisions of RSA 40:13.
Source.
2019, 192:4, eff. July 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:16-g - Official Ballot Voting Day.

652:16-g Official Ballot Voting Day. –
"Official ballot voting day" means the day on which voters in a town vote on the election of officers or other questions authorized by law to be voted on by official ballot, or both, in compliance with the procedures for elections for the partisan official ballot system as set forth in RSA 669:12 or the nonpartisan official ballot system as set forth in RSA 669:19 through RSA 669:22, RSA 670:5 through RSA 670:7, and RSA 671:20 through RSA 671:30, including all requirements pertaining to absentee voting, the polling place, and polling hours.
Source.
2019, 192:4, eff. July 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:16-h - Electioneering.

652:16-h Electioneering. –
Electioneering means visibly displaying or audibly disseminating information that a reasonable person would believe explicitly advocates for or against any candidate, political party, or measure being voted. Electioneering includes, but is not limited to:
I. Wearing clothing or paraphernalia that displays a candidate's name, likeness, or logo, a ballot measure's number, title, subject, or logo, a political party's name or logo, or any communication that a reasonable person would believe explicitly advocates for or against any candidate, political party, or measure, provided that a person eligible to vote or register to vote in the voting district who is unable to remove or cover clothing that explicitly advocates for or against any candidate, political party, or measure, may wear such clothing in the polling place while actively engaged in the process of registering to vote or while actively engaged in the process of voting.
II. Distributing or posting a card, handbill, poster, placard, picture, pin, sticker, circular, or any other form of communication that a reasonable person would believe explicitly advocates for or against any candidate, political party, or measure.
Source.
2020, 36:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:18 - Days Included and Excluded.

652:18 Days Included and Excluded. –
I. Except where specifically stated to the contrary, when a period or limit of time is to be reckoned from a day or date, that day or date shall be excluded from and the day on which an act should occur shall be included in the computation of the period or limit of time.
II. Whenever the election laws refer to a period or limit of time, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays shall be included, except as provided in paragraph I. However, when the last day for performing any act under the election laws is a Saturday, Sunday or official state holiday, the act required shall be deemed to be duly performed if it is performed on the following business day.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1994, 4:2, eff. May 27, 1994; 348:2, eff. July 1, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:20 - End of Day.

652:20 End of Day. –
Whenever the election laws require a filing with or an action by an official, such filing or action shall be performed before 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the stipulated day. During the afternoon of the stipulated day, the school district clerk or his designee, or the town clerk or his designee, shall arrange his time so as to be available between the hours of 3 o'clock and 5 o'clock.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1985, 7:1, eff. May 31, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:21 - Authority; Format.

652:21 Authority;  Format. –
Prior to the state primary election, the secretary of state with the advice and approval of the attorney general shall prepare a political calendar for state and town elections setting forth the dates when action required under the election laws must be taken. Any action taken by any candidate or official in connection with the election laws which shall be taken in accordance with the dates set forth in said calendar shall be deemed to be duly performed for the purposes of the election laws. The expense of printing said political calendar shall be a charge upon the appropriation for the office of the secretary of state.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:22 - Authority; Format; Distribution.

652:22 Authority;  Format;  Distribution. –
The secretary of state, with the advice and approval of the attorney general, shall prepare or cause to be prepared preceding each state general election an up-to-date manual on the New Hampshire election laws and procedures for conducting elections. The manual shall be written in nontechnical language. The manual shall be distributed free of charge to each moderator, board of selectmen, city council, and board of supervisors of the checklist and to each town, city, and ward clerk. The secretary of state may distribute the manual in either electronic or printed format. The secretary of state may distribute said manual to any other person who requests it.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2009, 214:1, eff. Sept. 13, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:23 - Chief Election Officer.

652:23 Chief Election Officer. –
The secretary of state shall be the chief election officer for the state. The secretary of state shall provide information regarding voter registration procedures and absentee ballot procedures for all voters, including absent uniformed services voters, absent voters temporarily residing outside the United States, and federal ballot only voters domiciled outside the United States. Instructional and informational materials published by the secretary of state for clerks to provide such voters shall include information on how to communicate electronically with election officials.
Source.
2010, 317:4, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:25 - Notice of Voter Identification Requirements.

652:25 Notice of Voter Identification Requirements. –
Every town and city clerk shall prominently display a notice prepared by the secretary of state explaining the photo identification requirements for voters and directing voters to the department of state's website for additional information. Such notice shall be displayed for at least 14 days prior to each election held after the effective date of this section.
Source.
2012, 284:2, eff. June 27, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 652 - General Provisions › Section 652:26 - Voter Education Requirements.

652:26 Voter Education Requirements. –
I. The secretary of state shall prepare an explanatory document explaining the proof of identity requirements of RSA 659:13, including all the permissible methods for proving identity and the dates of applicability of these requirements. The secretary of state shall provide copies of the explanatory document to all towns and wards, so it will be available to all persons registering to vote at the city or town hall and at all polling places at each election held after the effective date of this section.
II. The secretary of state shall take whatever measures he or she deems necessary to educate the public about the voter identification requirements in RSA 659:13. Such measures shall include prominently displaying on the department of state's website information for voters relating to the voter identification requirements in RSA 659:13. The department shall also provide explanatory information relating to voter identification requirements to media outlets that request such information and shall encourage such outlets to assist the department in educating the public about the voter identification requirements in RSA 659:13.
Source.
2012, 284:2, eff. June 27, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 653 - Election of Officers and Delegates › Section 653:2 - Electors of the President and Vice-President.

653:2 Electors of the President and Vice-President. –
At the state general election in 1980 and at the state general election every fourth year thereafter, the voters of the state shall elect the number of electors of the president and vice-president of the United States to which the state is entitled.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 653 - Election of Officers and Delegates › Section 653:3 - United States Senators.

[The amendment to RSA 653:3 by 1995, 108:2 is omitted in light of the United States supreme court decision invalidating state-imposed congressional term limits.  See U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton (1995) 514 U.S. 779.]
653:3 United States Senators. –
At the state general election in 1980 and at the state general election every sixth year thereafter and at the state general election in 1984 and at the state general election every sixth year thereafter, the voters of the state shall elect one United States senator.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 653 - Election of Officers and Delegates › Section 653:4 - United States Representatives.

[The amendment to RSA 653:4 by 1995, 108:3 is omitted in light of the United States supreme court decision invalidating state-imposed congressional term limits.  See U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton (1995) 514 U.S. 779.]
653:4 United States Representatives. –
At every state general election, the voters of each congressional district shall elect one United States representative.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 653 - Election of Officers and Delegates › Section 653:5 - Delegates to National Party Conventions.

653:5 Delegates to National Party Conventions. –
At every presidential primary election, the voters of the state shall vote their preference for party candidates for president and thereby choose the delegates to each presidential nominating convention to which the state is entitled.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 653 - Election of Officers and Delegates › Section 653:6 - Delegates to State Party Conventions.

653:6 Delegates to State Party Conventions. –
At every state primary election, the voters in each state representative district shall elect delegates to each state party convention in accordance with the districts laid out in RSA 662:6. In order to be elected as a delegate to a state party convention, a person shall be a registered voter of the same party in the district from which the person is to be elected, and shall receive either a minimum of 10 votes or 10 percent of the votes cast in the district from which the person is to be elected, whichever is less. A person who is entitled to serve as a delegate because he or she has been nominated for office as provided in RSA 667:21 shall not be entitled to serve as an elected delegate under this section, and the next highest eligible vote-getter shall be elected.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1992, 68:1. 1995, 47:3. 2005, 5:1, eff. July 2, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 653 - Election of Officers and Delegates › Section 653:9 - Presidential Primary Election.

653:9 Presidential Primary Election. –
The presidential primary election shall be held on the second Tuesday in March or on a date selected by the secretary of state which is 7 days or more immediately preceding the date on which any other state shall hold a similar election, whichever is earlier, of each year when a president of the United States is to be elected or the year previous. Said primary shall be held in connection with the regular March town meeting or election or, if held on any other day, at a special election called by the secretary of state for that purpose. The purpose of this section is to protect the tradition of the New Hampshire first-in-the-nation presidential primary.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1995, 289:1. 1999, 161:2. 2007, 212:4. 2010, 121:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 653 - Election of Officers and Delegates › Section 653:10 - Assumption of Office.

653:10 Assumption of Office. –
Federal officers-elect shall assume office on the date set by the U.S. Constitution. State officers-elect shall assume office on the date set by the New Hampshire Constitution. County officers-elect shall assume office on the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday in January of the year following the state general election at which they were elected.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 426:1, eff. Aug. 23, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 654 - Voters and Checklists › Section 654:1 - Voter; Office Holder.

654:1 Voter;  Office Holder. –
I. Every inhabitant of the state, having a single established domicile for voting purposes, being a citizen of the United States, of the age provided for in Article 11 of Part First of the Constitution of New Hampshire, shall have a right at any meeting or election, to vote in the town, ward, or unincorporated place in which he or she is domiciled. An inhabitant's domicile for voting purposes is that one place where a person, more than any other place, has established a physical presence and manifests an intent to maintain a single continuous presence for domestic, social, and civil purposes relevant to participating in democratic self-government. A person has the right to change domicile at any time, however a mere intention to change domicile in the future does not, of itself, terminate an established domicile before the person actually moves.
I-a. A student of any institution of learning may lawfully claim domicile for voting purposes in the New Hampshire town or city in which he or she lives while attending such institution of learning if such student's claim of domicile otherwise meets the requirements of RSA 654:1, I.
II. Any elected or appointed official for whom one of the qualifications for his or her position is eligibility to be a voter in the area represented or served shall be considered to have resigned if the official moves his or her domicile so that he or she can no longer qualify to be a voter in the area represented or served. Any vacancy so created shall be filled as prescribed by law.
Source.
1979, 396:1; 436:1. 2003, 289:23. 2007, 9:1. 2009, 288:1. 2012, 285:1, eff. Aug. 26, 2012.