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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 655 - Nominations › Section 655:45 - Nomination Papers Protected.

655:45 Nomination Papers Protected. –
No person shall falsely make or file or knowingly deface or destroy any nomination paper, or any part thereof, or sign any nomination paper contrary to the provisions of law knowing the same, or any part thereof, to be falsely made or suppress any nomination paper, or any part thereof, which has been duly filed. Whoever knowingly violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person or 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 655 - Nominations › Section 655:46 - Withdrawal.

655:46 Withdrawal. –
Where a nomination has been made according to this chapter, no withdrawal or declination of a candidate shall be accepted by the secretary of state except as provided in RSA 655:38.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 655 - Nominations › Section 655:47 - Declaration of Candidacy.

655:47 Declaration of Candidacy. –
I. The names of any persons to be voted upon as candidates for president at the presidential primary shall be printed on the ballots upon the filing of declarations of candidacy with the secretary of state in the following form and signed by the candidate:
I, _____________________ , swear under penalties of perjury that I am qualified to be a candidate for president of the United States pursuant to article II, section 1, clause 4 of the United States Constitution, which states, "No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States." I further declare that I am domiciled in __________ , in the city (or town or unincorporated place) of _______________ , county of _______________ , state of __________ , that I am a registered member of the __________ party or that I am a recognized candidate for President in the party in which I desire to file; that I am a candidate for nomination for the office of president to be made at the primary election to be held on the _____ day of __________ ; and I hereby request that my name be printed on the official primary ballot of said __________ party as a candidate for such nomination.
II. Declarations of candidacy shall be filed between the first Monday in November and the third Friday in November, or during such other time period as the secretary of state shall announce.
III. The decision of the secretary of state as to the regularity of declarations of candidacy filed under this section shall be final.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 298:1. 1994, 4:9. 1999, 161:3. 2006, 72:1. 2009, 33:1. 2010, 50:1, eff. July 17, 2010. 2019, 177:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 655 - Nominations › Section 655:48 - Fees.

655:48 Fees. –
I. No candidate for the office of president shall have his or her name placed on the ballot for the presidential primary unless the candidate shall pay to the secretary of state at the time of filing the declaration of candidacy a fee of $1,000.
II. Any person otherwise qualified to run for president, who is unable to pay the filing fee as prescribed in paragraph I by reason of indigence may, after proving such indigence, have his or her name printed on the presidential primary ballot of any party by filing with the secretary of state 10 primary petitions from each county of the state signed by registered voters of the party, who are domiciled in New Hampshire, together with one written assent to candidacy pursuant to RSA 655:25. The primary petition shall be in substantially the following form:
State of New Hampshire
I do hereby join in a petition for the printing on the presidential primary ballot of the name of __________ whose domicile is in the city (town) of _______________ (street and number and ward if in a city) _______________ , in the county of __________ , state of _______________ , for the office of president to be voted for on Tuesday, the __________ day of __________ , 20 ___ , and certify that I am qualified to vote for a candidate for said office, that I am a registered member of the __________ party, and am not at this time a signer of any other similar petition for any other candidate for the above office.
Voter's Signature_
Print Voter's Name_
Voter's Domicile_
street address
_
Town or City
(Ward)
Voter's Mailing Address_
street
_
Town or City
Zip Code
I certify that the signer above is a registered member of the __________ party and a registered voter in the town/city of _______________ .
Date of Filing __________
Signature of Town (City) Clerk __________
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 298:2. 1998, 246:2. 2009, 33:2, eff. July 14, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 655 - Nominations › Section 655:50 - Selection of Delegates.

655:50 Selection of Delegates. –
Each presidential candidate who has filed pursuant to RSA 655:47 shall file with the secretary of state no later than the third Friday following the last day of the filing period for the presidential primary the names and addresses in alphabetical order of the delegates and their alternates, one alternate per delegate, who shall represent the candidate as his or her delegation to the national convention.
Source.
1979, 367:1; 436:1. 1983, 352:1. 1994, 4:10. 2007, 212:1, eff. June 25, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 655 - Nominations › Section 655:51 - Certification of Delegates Selected.

655:51 Certification of Delegates Selected. –
All delegates and their alternates selected by each candidate in the presidential primary shall file with the secretary of state the following certification:
I, __________ , certify that my domicile is in ward __________ in the city (or town) of __________ , county of __________ , state of New Hampshire, and am a qualified voter therein; that I am a registered member of the __________ party; that, if selected, I shall serve as delegate or alternate to the national convention of the __________ party next to be held for the nomination of candidates of said party for president and vice-president of the United States. I further certify that, if selected as delegate or alternate delegate, I will attend such convention unless I shall be prevented by sickness or other occurrence over which I have no control. I pledge myself, if selected as delegate or alternate delegate to said convention, whenever I shall vote, to vote for the nomination of (inserting the name of any person) as the candidate for said party for president so long as he shall be a candidate before said convention.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 655 - Nominations › Section 655:53 - By Nomination Papers.

655:53 By Nomination Papers. –
Candidates for president may be nominated by nomination papers as provided in RSA 655:40 through 655:45.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2010, 19:2, eff. July 6, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 655 - Nominations › Section 655:55 - to 655:80 Repealed by 1981, 512:5, eff. Aug. 28, 1981.

655:55 to 655:80 Repealed by 1981, 512:5, eff. Aug. 28, 1981. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 655 - Nominations › Section 655:82 - Uncontested Primary.

655:82 Uncontested Primary. –
In the event that no party has more than one candidate file and no nonparty or other candidate files a declaration of intent, the primary election shall not be conducted. In such a case, the special election shall be held on the day previously fixed as the day for the holding of the special primary election.
Source.
1981, 512:1. 1998, 136:1. 2010, 317:12. 2012, 26:3, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:1 - General Responsibility.

656:1 General Responsibility. –
Ballots for use in all state elections shall be prepared and delivered by the secretary of state at the expense of the state.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:1-a - Paper Ballots.

656:1-a Paper Ballots. –
For purposes of facilitating the examination and recounting of votes cast, all elections shall be conducted using paper ballots in accordance with this title.
Source.
2006, 23:1, eff. May 30, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:2 - Prohibitions.

656:2 Prohibitions. –
No person engaged in preparing or printing a state election ballot shall purloin, give away, or allow to be removed any such ballot. Whoever knowingly violates this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person or 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 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:3 - Preparation.

656:3 Preparation. –
At least 6 days before any state general election is to be held, the official state general election ballot shall be sent by the secretary of state to the city and town clerks.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:4 - Name and Domicile.

656:4 Name and Domicile. –
Every state general election ballot shall contain the name of each candidate who has been nominated in accordance with the election laws, except as hereinafter provided, and shall contain no other name except party appellations. The names and addresses of the presidential electors shall not be printed on the ballot, but, in lieu thereof, the names of a party's candidates for president and vice-president shall be printed thereon under the designation for "President and Vice-President of the United States".
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1986, 126:2. 1989, 312:4. 1996, 36:8, eff. June 23, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:5 - Party Columns.

656:5 Party Columns. –
I. The names of all candidates nominated in accordance with the election laws shall be arranged upon the state general election ballot in successive party columns. Each separate column shall contain the names of the candidates of one party; except that, if only a part of a full list of candidates is nominated by a political party, 2 or more such lists may be arranged whenever practicable in the same column. The party columns that list the names of candidates for offices that elect more than one person shall stagger the names of the candidates so that they do not line up evenly in a horizontal direction. The left-most column shall begin one line below the column to its right. The secretary of state shall determine the vertical location of any additional columns that may appear on the ballot.
II. The position of party columns shall be rotated on the ballots used so that each party column shall appear thereon, to the extent practicable, an approximately equal number of times in the first, last, and each intermediate column position across the state, without requiring more than one unique column order or ballot format for each town, ward, or unincorporated place. Before the close of the period during which a person may accept the nomination of a party committee pursuant to RSA 655:32, the secretary of state shall develop as many generic column rotation plans for use in general elections as he or she might reasonably expect to be needed for different possible numbers of party columns on the general election ballot. If the number of party columns expected on the general election ballot changes such that one or more additional generic column rotation plans are needed, the secretary of state shall, from time to time, prepare such additional plans as are needed for any general election.
III. Party column rotation on the general election ballot shall be determined by randomly selecting state senate districts for each column required to be on the ballot. Senate district numbers 1 through 24 reflecting each of the 24 senate districts shall be randomly drawn for each party column. If there are not enough senate districts left to be evenly divided by the number of columns, the secretary of state shall assign the towns and city wards of the remaining senate districts to the party columns so as to achieve as equal a population representation for each party column as is reasonably possible.
IV. Immediately following the close of the period during which a person may accept the nomination of a party committee pursuant to RSA 655:32, the secretary of state or designee shall publicly select by lot the actual party columns to be positioned according to the generic column rotation plan established pursuant to paragraphs II and III.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1994, 309:1; 381:7. 1998, 356:3. 1999, 202:1. 2000, 226:1. 2001, 231:9. 2004, 201:1. 2007, 141:1. 2010, 330:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. 2022, 252:1, eff. Aug. 23, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:5-a - Order of Candidate Names on Ballots.

656:5-a Order of Candidate Names on Ballots. –
I. Whenever there are 2 or more candidates for the same office whose names will appear together within the same column or list on a ballot, the position of such names shall be determined according to this section.
II. Immediately following the close of the period during which a person may accept the nomination of a party committee pursuant to RSA 655:32, the secretary of state or designee shall conduct a public random selection of a whole number from one to the total number of candidates for each possible list length where a group of candidates for the same office may appear in the same list in state or local elections during the next 2 years. For example, for a possible list of 3 candidates, the number one, 2, or 3 shall be randomly selected. The seed number for each possible list length shall remain in effect for the 2 years until the next random selection of seed numbers.
III. To determine the order of names on each ballot, the candidates for each office in the same list shall be temporarily listed alphabetically by surnames and the positions in such list shall be temporarily numbered in ascending order. The candidate whose position in the initial temporary list equals the seed number selected under paragraph II for the appropriate list length shall appear first on the ballot. The order of candidates after the candidate in the first position shall follow alphabetically by surname with "a" following "z."
Source.
2010, 330:3, eff. July 20, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:6 - Designation of Office.

656:6 Designation of Office. –
Immediately to the left of the set of party columns shall be an offices column which shall list the offices, each preceded by the word "For," for which the candidates whose names are listed in the party columns have been nominated, as in "For Governor." Below the appropriate phrase shall be printed in small but easily legible letters:
I. "Vote for not more than 1" (if there is only one office to be filled, such as the governor or state senator); or
II. "Vote for up to X" (insert the number of offices to be filled) "X will be elected" (insert the number of offices to be filled).
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1986, 126:3. 1994, 309:2; 324:1. 2004, 201:2. 2005, 62:1, eff. July 22, 2005. 2023, 43:1, eff. July 18, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:7 - Order of Offices.

656:7 Order of Offices. –
The order of the officers on the ballot shall be as follows: president and vice-president of the United States, governor, United States senator, representative in congress, executive councilor, state senator, state representative and county officers.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 426:3. 1986, 126:4. 1991, 117:1. 1994, 309:3, eff. June 8, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:7-a - Order of Representative Districts.

656:7-a Order of Representative Districts. –
In places which are electing representatives to the general court from more than one district, the order of officers on the ballot for that place shall list the candidates for representative to the general court in the numerical order of the districts from which they are running with the lower numbered district being listed first.
Source.
1982, 29:5, eff. April 20, 1982.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:8 - Squares.

656:8 Squares. –
Directly at the right of the name of each candidate there shall be a square, box, oval, or other appropriate symbol for directing voters where to make the appropriate mark; except that, in the case of president and vice-president of the United States, one square, box, oval, or other appropriate symbol shall suffice which shall be placed opposite the designation "President and Vice-President of the United States".
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1986, 126:5. 2004, 229:6, eff. Aug. 10, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:9 - Party Designation.

656:9 Party Designation. –
Above each party column shall be printed in large, plain letters the name of the political party by which the candidates in such column were nominated.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1994, 309:4; 381:8. 2004, 201:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2005.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:12 - Write-In Blanks.

656:12 Write-In Blanks. –
At the end of the list of candidates for each office, there shall be left as many blank lines as there are offices to be filled which a voter may use to write in the name of any person for whom the voter desires to vote.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1994, 309:6. 1996, 88:1, eff. July 14, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:13 - Questions on the Ballot.

656:13 Questions on the Ballot. –
Except as provided in RSA 656:14, whenever a question is submitted to voters at a state general election as provided in RSA 663, the question shall be printed on the state general election ballot following the offices columns. Printed after the question there shall be 2 squares or ovals, one with the word "yes" beside it and another with the word "no" beside it.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1994, 309:7; 324:2. 2010, 317:13, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:14 - Constitutional Amendments.

656:14 Constitutional Amendments. –
The question of whether to approve a proposed constitutional amendment may be submitted to the vote of the people at a state general election but may be on a special and separate ballot as provided in RSA 663:2.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:15 - Paper.

656:15 Paper. –
The state general election ballot shall be printed on plain white paper in weight not less than that of ordinary printing paper. A constitutional question submitted on a separate ballot shall be printed on colored paper.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:16 - Uniformity; Folding.

656:16 Uniformity;  Folding. –
There shall be no impression or mark to distinguish one general election ballot from another. The names of all candidates shall be printed in uniform type, and the ballots for each town and city shall be such that their width and length when folded shall be uniform.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:17 - Endorsement.

656:17 Endorsement. –
On each state general election ballot shall be printed the words "Official ballot for" followed by the name of the town for which the ballot is prepared, the date of the state general election and a facsimile of the signature of the secretary of state.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2010, 317:14, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:18 - Sample Ballots.

656:18 Sample Ballots. –
The secretary of state shall cause to be printed for each town 10 sample ballots. Such ballots shall be printed on tinted paper without facsimile endorsement but shall otherwise be identical to the state general election ballot. The sample ballots shall be forwarded as soon as printed to each town or ward clerk who shall post one copy in 2 public places in the town or ward within one day of their receipt and save the remainder to be posted on the day of the election as provided in RSA 658:26.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 426:15, eff. Aug. 23, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:19 - Number.

656:19 Number. –
At each state general election, the secretary of state shall furnish each town or city the state general election ballots in a number which the secretary of state shall deem sufficient for voting in the state general election.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 426:4. 2007, 96:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:20 - Delivery of Ballots; Inspection.

656:20 Delivery of Ballots;  Inspection. –
I. The secretary of state shall send the state general election ballots in a sealed package to the town and city clerks so they shall receive them no later than Tuesday immediately preceding the day of the state general election. The package shall be marked on the outside to clearly designate the town or city for which it is intended and the number of ballots enclosed. The secretary of state shall keep a record of the time when and the manner in which the packages were sent to the clerks and a record of the number of ballots so forwarded. A town or city clerk shall sign a receipt for the ballots received.
II. Each town or city clerk, prior to election day, shall open the package in which the ballots are enclosed, in the presence of at least one other legal voter, to verify that the ballots in the package are all the proper ballots for that town or city. The clerk and one other legal voter shall then reseal the package with the sealing label provided by the secretary of state.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1981, 383:1. 1994, 4:11, eff. May 27, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:21 - Pasters; Substitute Candidates.

656:21 Pasters;  Substitute Candidates. –
In the event that a candidate dies or is disqualified as provided in RSA 655:38 or 655:39, the name of the substitute candidate shall be printed on the state general election ballot. If the state general election ballots have already been prepared and time will permit, the secretary of state may authorize adhesive slips or pasters with the name of the substitute candidate thereon to be printed and sent to the town or city clerks representing the territory wherein the deceased or disqualified candidate was to be voted for. Such paster shall be affixed to the ballots as provided in RSA 658:34. The name of the substitute candidate shall be received by the secretary of state no later than the Tuesday prior to the election in order for a substitute name to be placed on the ballot.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1990, 119:10, eff. June 18, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:22 - Preparation.

656:22 Preparation. –
The official state primary election ballots shall be prepared by the secretary of state and shall be delivered by the secretary of state to town and city clerks so that the ballots shall be received not later than the Tuesday immediately preceding the state primary election. Each town and city clerk, in the presence of at least one other legal voter, shall verify the contents of the ballot package as provided under RSA 656:20 and reseal the ballots for use on election day.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1981, 383:2. 1994, 4:12. 1996, 88:2, eff. July 14, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:23 - General Form.

656:23 General Form. –
The state primary election ballot shall be as nearly as practicable in the same form as the state general election ballot.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1994, 309:8, eff. June 8, 1994; 324:3, eff. June 8, 1994, at 12:01 a.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:24 - Order of Names.

656:24 Order of Names. –
With the exception of the office of state representative, whenever there are 2 or more candidates for nomination to the same office, the names of such candidates shall be alternated on the state primary election ballots used so that each name shall appear thereon as nearly as may be an equal number of times at the top, at the bottom, and in each intermediate place, if any, of the list in which it belongs. Names of candidates for nomination to the office of state representative shall be arranged in the alphabetical order of their surnames according to the alphabetization procedure established in RSA 656:5-a.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1994, 324:4. 1996, 88:3. 2010, 330:4, eff. July 20, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:25 - Color; Party Designation.

656:25 Color;  Party Designation. –
The state primary election ballots of all parties shall be printed upon colored paper, but no ballots of any political party shall be printed upon paper of the same or a closely similar color as the ballots of another political party. On the back of each ballot shall be printed in prominent type the name of the party.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:26 - Number.

656:26 Number. –
The secretary of state shall furnish to each town or ward clerk the state primary election ballots of each political party in a number which the secretary of state shall deem sufficient for voting in the state primary.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 426:5. 1989, 133:1. 1994, 4:13. 1996, 88:4, eff. July 14, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:27 - Number for New Party.

656:27 Number for New Party. –
For the first state primary election at which a political party has candidates for nomination, the secretary of state shall print for said party a sufficient number of state primary election ballots which in the secretary of state's discretion shall most closely approximate the figures provided in RSA 656:26.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1996, 88:4, eff. July 14, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:28 - Sample Ballots.

656:28 Sample Ballots. –
The secretary of state shall furnish 10 sample state primary election ballots of each political party printed on tinted paper to each town or ward clerk and, upon request, a reasonable number of such sample ballots to each person whose name appears upon the ballot as a candidate. Each town or ward clerk shall post one sample ballot of each political party in each of 2 public places in the clerk's town or ward within one day of receiving such sample ballots and save the remainder to be posted on the day of the primary as provided in RSA 658:26.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 426:6. 1996, 88:4. 2013, 209:3, eff. Sept. 8, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:29 - Preparation.

656:29 Preparation. –
The official presidential primary election ballot for each political party shall be sent by the secretary of state so as to be received by the city and town clerks no later than the Tuesday immediately preceding the presidential primary. Each town and city clerk, in the presence of at least one other legal voter, shall verify the contents of the ballot package as provided under RSA 656:20 and reseal the ballots for use on election day.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1981, 383:3. 1994, 4:14, eff. May 27, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:31 - Form.

656:31 Form. –
On the presidential primary election ballot of each political party, there shall be one column for the office of president. The column shall be headed "Candidate of the (insert name of party) Party for President of the United States." Underneath this heading there shall appear the words: "I hereby declare my preference for candidate for the office of President of the United States to be as follows." Below these words, there shall be printed "(VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE)" followed by the name, town or city, and state of each candidate with boxes directly to the right. There shall always be one blank space on the ballot below the candidates' names to allow for writing in the name of a candidate.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1987, 284:4. 2007, 331:1. 2009, 33:3, eff. July 14, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:32 - Other Provisions.

656:32 Other Provisions. –
The provisions of RSA 656:24-656:28 relating to state primary election ballots shall apply to presidential primary ballots.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2003, 319:143. 2015, 96:1, eff. July 5, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:33 - Official Absence, Religious Observance, and Disability Absentee Ballots.

656:33 Official Absence, Religious Observance, and Disability Absentee Ballots. –
Prior to any state election, the secretary of state shall prepare, in such quantity as the secretary of state may deem necessary, absence, religious observance, and disability absentee ballots in the same form as nearly as practicable as the official ballot to be used at said election. Said absentee ballots shall have the words "absentee ballot" printed on them and shall be similarly endorsed and printed on paper of the same color as that used for official ballots.
Source.
1979, 308:1; 436:1. 1981, 392:2. 1996, 88:5, eff. July 14, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:34 - Federal Offices Only Absentee Ballot.

656:34 Federal Offices Only Absentee Ballot. –
Prior to any federal election, the secretary of state shall prepare, in such quantity as the secretary of state may deem necessary, federal offices only absentee ballots in paper and electronic form, similar in form to the official ballot to be used at said election. Said ballots shall have the words "federal offices only absentee ballot" on them and shall be endorsed and the paper version shall be printed on paper of the same color as that used for official ballots. Such ballots shall provide for voting absentee only for candidates seeking election to federal offices and for no other candidates.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1981, 392:2. 1996, 88:5. 2010, 317:15, eff. Sept. 15, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:35 - Absentee Ballot for Uniformed Services Voters and Voters Temporarily Residing Outside the United States.

656:35 Absentee Ballot for Uniformed Services Voters and Voters Temporarily Residing Outside the United States. –
Absent uniformed services voters and voters temporarily residing outside the United States shall be provided with the absentee ballot prepared under RSA 656:33, provided that the secretary of state shall prepare an electronic version of such ballot for use by any absent uniformed services voter or voter temporarily residing outside the United States who requests that his or her absentee ballot be transmitted to the voter electronically pursuant to RSA 657:19.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1996, 88:5. 2010, 317:16, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:36 - Questions on the Ballot.

656:36 Questions on the Ballot. –
Whenever a question to voters is printed on an official state election ballot, the secretary of state shall ensure that said question is also on all applicable absentee ballots.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2010, 317:17, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:37 - Constitutional Amendments.

656:37 Constitutional Amendments. –
Whenever a question to voters related to a proposed constitutional amendment is placed on a separate ballot as provided in RSA 663:3, the question shall also be placed on a separate absentee ballot to be included with each absentee ballot other than federal offices only absentee ballots.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1981, 392:3. 2010, 317:18, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:38 - Forwarding Absentee Ballots.

656:38 Forwarding Absentee Ballots. –
The secretary of state shall forward absentee ballots to the town and city clerks as provided in RSA 657:10.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:39 - Preparation of Special Ballots.

656:39 Preparation of Special Ballots. –
The secretary of state shall prepare special state election ballots for voters of unincorporated places as provided in RSA 668.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2003, 289:36, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:40 - Adoption.

656:40 Adoption. –
The mayor and aldermen of any city or the selectmen of any town, subject to the approval of the ballot law commission, may authorize the use of one or more electronic ballot counting devices for the counting of ballots in such city or town on a trial basis for any regular or special election and pay the expense of such trial from any available funds. The use of such devices so authorized shall be valid for all purposes. Any town, or the mayor and aldermen of any city, may vote to lease or purchase electronic ballot counting devices for the elections held in said town or city. Any town, or the mayor and aldermen of any city, so acting shall notify the secretary of state of the action taken in regard to electronic ballot counting devices; and, after said action, electronic ballot counting devices shall be used in said town or city in accordance with said vote or authorization. If a special state election involving a state representative district occurs in a city or town that has adopted the provisions of RSA 656:40, the secretary of state may prepare and issue paper ballots which shall be used.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2009, 70:2. 2014, 65:1, eff. July 26, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:41 - Approval by Ballot Law Commission.

656:41 Approval by Ballot Law Commission. –
The ballot law commission shall act as a board to examine devices for the electronic counting of ballots. The commission shall, whenever requested, examine any device which may be capable of meeting the requirements for elections held in this state and shall, at least every 5 years, review current and new devices to determine whether the devices require upgrading. The commission, after such review, shall file an explanatory report with the secretary of state within 30 days of its determination that outlines the basis for its determination, taking into account such factors as hardware and software standards, policies and procedures, security requirements, and usability. The commission shall approve a device upon request in its discretion, and no device shall be used in any election in this state unless it reads the voter's choice on a paper ballot and is of a type so approved by the ballot law commission. Any device that is altered must be re-approved before it is used in any election in this state. For the purposes of this section, a device shall be considered altered if any mechanical or electronic part, hardware, software, or programming has been altered.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1994, 118:2. 1998, 311:2. 2009, 70:2, eff. Aug. 8, 2009. 2019, 128:1, eff. Aug. 24, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials › Section 656:43 - Lease or Purchase.

656:43 Lease or Purchase. –
Any town or city authorizing the use of an electronic ballot counting device for the counting of ballots shall pay the cost of lease or purchase. When such a device is purchased by a town or city, the person from whom such device is purchased shall give to the secretary of state a suitable bond with sufficient sureties to keep such device in good working order for not less than 2 years at the seller's own expense.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2009, 70:4, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:1 - Absence, Religious Observance, and Disability Absentee Voting.

657:1 Absence, Religious Observance, and Disability Absentee Voting. –
I. Any person who will be absent on the day of any state election from the city, town, or unincorporated place in which he or she is registered to vote or who cannot appear in public on any election day because of his or her observance of a religious commitment or who is unable to vote there in person by reason of physical disability may vote at such elections as provided in this chapter. A person who is unable to appear at any time during polling hours at his or her polling place because of an employment obligation shall be considered absent for purposes of this chapter. For the purposes of this section, the term "employment" shall include the care of children and infirm adults, with or without compensation.
II. When the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning, blizzard warning, or ice storm warning for election day applicable to the city, town, or unincorporated place:
(a) A person who otherwise would have voted in person but has concerns for his or her safety traveling in the storm, shall be considered absent for purposes of this chapter and may vote absentee on the day immediately prior to the election.
(b) A person who cares for children or infirm adults who reasonably anticipates that school, child care, or adult care will be canceled, who otherwise would have voted in person but will be deterred from voting by the need to care for children or infirm adults, shall be considered absent for purposes of this chapter and may vote absentee on the day immediately prior to the election.
(c) As required by RSA 652:20, the clerk's office shall be open to receive applications for absentee ballots, to provide voters the opportunity to complete absentee ballots, and to receive returned ballots on the day immediately prior to an election at a minimum from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The clerk may designate a deputy clerk or assistant to provide this service, provided the individual has taken the oath of office and has been trained in the requirements for using an absentee ballot and the procedures for issuing and receiving absentee ballots.
(d) In the event an election is postponed pursuant to RSA 669:1, the provisions of subparagraph (c) shall apply to the day before the date of the originally scheduled election and the day before the date of the postponed election.
Source.
1979, 308:2; 436:1. 2006, 136:1, eff. July 21, 2006. 2016, 130:1, eff. May 27, 2016. 2018, 329:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2019. 2019, 192:5, 6, eff. July 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:2 - UOCAVA Voters.

657:2 UOCAVA Voters. –
Any person who is eligible to vote as a UOCAVA voter in any city or town may vote absentee as follows:
I. A person qualified as an absent uniformed services voter as provided in RSA 654:3 may vote absentee at any state election in the New Hampshire city or town which was his or her last home as provided in this chapter.
II. A person qualified as provided in RSA 654:3 whose current domicile is in the New Hampshire town or ward where he or she is registered to vote, but who is temporarily residing outside the United States may vote absentee in all state elections.
III. A person qualified as provided in RSA 654:3 whose current domicile is outside the United States may vote absentee in elections for federal offices only as provided in this chapter.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2010, 317:19, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:5 - Forwarding Forms.

657:5 Forwarding Forms. –
The secretary of state shall retain for his own use so many application forms for absentee ballots as he may deem necessary and shall supply each town and city clerk in the state with so many of them as he may deem sufficient.
Source.
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:6 - Procedure by Applicant.

657:6 Procedure by Applicant. –
An application form for an absentee ballot shall be mailed or delivered to any person who applies therefor to the secretary of state or to any town or city clerk. It shall be filled out by the applicant and sent to the clerk of the town or city in which he or she desires to vote. Alternatively, a person may apply for an official absentee ballot by sending to said clerk a written statement containing the information required by RSA 657:4, I or by the federal official post card form.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1988, 209:5. 2010, 317:21, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:8 - UOCAVA Oath.

657:8 UOCAVA Oath. –
Prior to any state election, the secretary of state shall prepare, in such quantity as he or she deems necessary, affidavit envelopes of sufficient size to contain the ballots and an electronic affidavit containing the following:
UOCAVA Voters
Persons desiring to vote by absentee ballot who are absent uniformed services voters, absent voters temporarily residing outside the United States, and federal ballot only voters domiciled outside the United States shall sign the following oath:
Standard Oath
I swear or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that I am:
1. A member of the Uniformed Services or Merchant Marine on active duty; or, an eligible spouse or dependent of such a member; or, a U.S. citizen temporarily residing outside the U.S.; or, other U.S. citizen residing outside the U.S.; and
2. I am a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years of age (or will be by the date of the election), and I am eligible to vote in the requested jurisdiction; and
3. I have not been convicted of a felony, or other disqualifying offense, or been adjudicated mentally incompetent, or, if so, my voting rights have been reinstated; and
4. I am not registering, requesting a ballot, or voting in any other jurisdiction in the U.S., except the jurisdiction cited in this voting form.
In voting, I have marked and sealed my ballot in private and have not allowed any person to observe the marking of the ballot, except for those authorized to assist voters under state or Federal law. I have not been influenced.
My signature and date below indicate when I completed this document.
The information on this form is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that a material misstatement of fact in completion of this document may constitute grounds for conviction of perjury.
Signed: ____________________________________ Date: __________________
Month/Day/Year
Source.
1979, 436:1. 1983, 220:2. 1988, 209:6. 2003, 289:38. 2010, 317:22, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:10 - Forwarding Forms.

657:10 Forwarding Forms. –
The secretary of state shall retain for his or her own use so many of the absentee ballots and forms provided for in RSA 657:7 through 657:8 as he or she may deem necessary and shall supply each town and city clerk in the state with as many of them as he or she may deem sufficient. The same shall be provided electronically and in sealed packages which shall be marked on the outside clearly designating the type and number of ballots enclosed. The secretary of state shall keep a record of the date when and the manner in which the absentee ballots were sent to said clerks and of the number of ballots so forwarded. Additional absentee ballots of any type may be obtained as required from the secretary of state upon written application by a town or city clerk.
Source.
1979, 436:1. 2010, 317:23, eff. Sept. 15, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXIII - Elections › Chapter 657 - Absentee Voting › Section 657:10-a - Write-In Absentee Ballot.

657:10-a Write-In Absentee Ballot. –
A person entitled to vote by absentee ballot who is an absent uniformed services voter, an absent voter temporarily residing outside the United States, or a voter domiciled outside the United States who is qualified to vote for federal offices only, who certifies that he or she will be unable to receive, mark, and return an absentee ballot sent no later than 45 days before an election by election day may apply for a write-in absentee ballot. The secretary of state shall prepare write-in absentee ballots of all types necessary for each election and make them available to town and city clerks. Clerks shall send a write-in absentee ballot to any qualified UOCAVA voter requesting such ballot without delay for any request received up to 45 days before an election. The ballot and associated forms and instructions shall be sent by mail or electronically as requested by the voter. In completing the ballot, the voter may designate a candidate by writing in the name of the candidate or by writing in the name of a political party next to the title of the office, in which case the ballot shall be counted for that office for the candidate of the political party.
Source.
1986, 126:7. 1994, 218:2. 2007, 212:3. 2010, 317:24, eff. July 18, 2010.