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2015 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title LXIII - ELECTIONS
Chapter 659 - ELECTION PROCEDURE
- Section 659:1,-2 - Repealed.
- Section 659:3 - Early Closing of Polls.
- Section 659:3-a - Early Closing of Polls in Dixville, Hart's Location, and Millsfield.
- 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 659:13-a - Observing Voter Check-In.
- Section 659:13-b - Affidavit of Religious Exemption.
- 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 659:27-a - Asserting a Challenge.
- 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 Outer 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 659:54-a - Immaterial Defects; Electronically Transmitted Absentee Ballots.
- 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 Moderator and 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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