STATE STATUTES & CODES

NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUTES AND CODES

CHAPTER 659 — ELECTION PROCEDURE

• Section 659:3 Early Closing of Polls.
• Section 659:3-a Early Closing of Polls in Dixville and Hart's Location.
• Section 659:4 Hours of Polling in Municipalities.
• Section 659:4-a Change of Polling Hours in Towns.
• Section 659:5 Petition to Extend Hours of Polling in Other Towns.
• Section 659:6 Other Changes in Hours of Polling.
• Section 659:7 In Cities.
• Section 659:8 At Additional Polling Places.
• Section 659:9 Moderator to Oversee Voting.
• Section 659:9-a City Chief Elections Officer Duties.
• Section 659:10 Supervisors' Attendance Required Where Checklist is Used.
• Section 659:11 Conduct of Voting at Additional Polling Places.
• Section 659:12 Who Can Vote.
• Section 659:13 Obtaining a Ballot.
• Section 659:14 Special Provisions for State and Presidential Primary Elections.
• Section 659:15 Voter Proceeds to Booth.
• Section 659:16 Number of Voters Allowed Within Guardrail.
• Section 659:17 Marking the Ballot; Instructions to Voters.
• Section 659:17-a Appropriate Mark.
• Section 659:18 Instructions for Write-In Voting.
• Section 659:19 Voting on Questions.
• Section 659:20 Assistance in Voting.
• Section 659:21 Admittance Within Guardrail.
• Section 659:22 Spoiled Ballots.
• Section 659:23 Folding and Depositing Ballot.
• Section 659:24 Unofficial Ballots.
• Section 659:25 Time Allowed for Voting.
• Section 659:26 Voters Not Readmitted.
• Section 659:26-a Hours of Polling Extended by Order.
• Section 659:27 Challenge of Voter; Affidavit.
• Section 659:28 Secretary of State to Prepare Affidavit Blanks.
• Section 659:29 Special Provisions for State and Presidential Primary Elections.
• Section 659:30 Affidavit.
• Section 659:31 Receiving Vote.
• Section 659:32 Affidavits Recorded.
• Section 659:33 Affidavits Preserved.
• Section 659:34 Wrongful Voting; Penalties for Voter Fraud.
• Section 659:34-a Voting in More Than One State Prohibited.
• Section 659:35 Showing or Specially Marking Ballot.
• Section 659:36 Marking Ballot by Election Officers.
• Section 659:37 Interfering With Voter, Etc.
• Section 659:38 Forgery; Removing Ballot.
• Section 659:39 Giving Liquor.
• Section 659:40 Bribing; Intimidation; Suppression.
• Section 659:40-a Interference With Communications.
• Section 659:41 Assault, Etc.
• Section 659:42 Tampering With Electronic Ballot Counting Devices.
• Section 659:43 Distributing Campaign Materials at Polling Place.
• Section 659:44 Electioneering at the Polling Place.
• Section 659:44-a Electioneering by Public Employees.
• Section 659:45 General Provisions.
• Section 659:46 Delivery of Absentee Ballots to Moderator.
• Section 659:47 Absentee Ballots Received Late.
• Section 659:48 Death of a Voter.
• Section 659:49 Processing Absentee Ballots.
• Section 659:49-a Option to Count Absentee Ballots Before Closing of Polls.
• Section 659:49-b Opening Absentee Ballot Return Envelopes.
• Section 659:50 Announcement by Moderator.
• Section 659:51 Challenges.
• Section 659:52 Opening Envelope; Depositing Ballot.
• Section 659:53 Forms Not in Order.
• Section 659:54 Immaterial Defects.
• Section 659:55 Absentee Voter Not to Vote in Person.
• Section 659:56 Certification of Checklist.
• Section 659:57 Transfer of Checklist.
• Section 659:58 Disqualification of Officials.
• Section 659:59 Optional Counting of Votes at Additional Polling Places.
• Section 659:60 Duties of Moderator.
• Section 659:61 Votes Counted After Processing of Absentee Ballots.
• Section 659:62 Return of Materials From Additional Polling Place.
• Section 659:63 Counting to be Public.
• Section 659:64 Determining Intention of Voter.
• Section 659:65 Defective Ballots.
• Section 659:66 Counting Straight Party Vote.
• Section 659:67 Write-in Votes.
• Section 659:68 Counting Vote When a Candidate is Nominated by More Than One Party.
• Section 659:69 Counting Votes on Different Party Ballots.
• Section 659:70 Final Counting; Result.
• Section 659:71 When to Prepare Return.
• Section 659:72 Secretary of State to Prepare Return Blanks.
• Section 659:73 General Content of Return.
• Section 659:74 Preparing Return.
• Section 659:75 Forwarding; Retaining Copies of Return.
• Section 659:76 Return From Unincorporated Place.
• Section 659:77 General Neglect by Town or Ward Clerk.
• Section 659:78 Late Return.
• Section 659:79 Incorrect or Incomplete Return; Amendment.
• Section 659:80 False Return.
• Section 659:81 Canvass and Declaration Generally.
• Section 659:82 Declaration of State Representatives-Elect From Representative District Containing Only One Town or Ward.
• Section 659:83 Certificate of Election Blanks.
• Section 659:84 Certificates of Election.
• Section 659:85 Election to Incompatible Offices.
• Section 659:86 Canvass and Declaration Generally.
• Section 659:87 Declaration of Nominees for Office of State Representative From District Containing Only One Town or Ward.
• Section 659:88 Write-In Votes and Nomination.
• Section 659:89 Notice of Result.
• Section 659:90 Rejection of Nomination by Write-In Vote.
• Section 659:91 Nominations for Incompatible Offices.
• Section 659:91-a Candidate of One Party.
• Section 659:92 Canvass; Publication.
• Section 659:93 Apportionment of Delegates; Notice.
• Section 659:94 Write-In Vote.
• Section 659:95 Sealing and Certifying Ballots.
• Section 659:96 Ballots for Constitutional Amendments.
• Section 659:97 Secretary of State to Prepare Containers, Sealers.
• Section 659:98 Delivery of Ballots to Town Clerk.
• Section 659:99 Forwarding Ballots to the Secretary of State.
• Section 659:100 Destruction of Ballots.
• Section 659:101 Preservation of Absentee Voting Materials, Election Day Affidavits, and Domicile Affidavits.
• Section 659:102 Preservation of Checklists.
• Section 659:103 Preservation of Challenge Affidavits.

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