2015 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title LXIII - ELECTIONS
Chapter 655 - NOMINATIONS
Section 655:17 - Declaration of Candidacy.

NH Rev Stat § 655:17 (2015) What's This?

    655:17 Declaration of Candidacy. – Declarations of candidacy shall be in the following form and signed by the candidate:
    I, _______________________, declare that I am domiciled in Ward _____, in the city (or town or unincorporated place) of __________________, county of ________________, state of New Hampshire, and am a registered voter herein; that I am a registered member of the __________ party; that I am a candidate for nomination for the office of ____________ (or for delegate to the state convention) 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 the party in which I am registered as a candidate for such nomination or election. I declare that I am not a candidate for incompatible offices as defined in RSA 655:10, and that I am not a federal employee which makes me ineligible to file as a candidate for this office. If I have been convicted of a felony, I declare that I have completed my sentence as required in RSA 607-A:2. I further declare that, if nominated as a candidate for said office or if elected as such delegate, I will not withdraw; and that, if elected, I will be qualified for and will assume the duties of said office.

Source. 1979, 436:1. 1991, 218:1. 2007, 15:1, eff. July 1, 2007. 2013, 14:2, eff. July 7, 2013. 2015, 99:2, eff. Aug. 4, 2015.


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