Section 669:60 – Majority to Elect; Tie Vote.
669:60 Majority to Elect; Tie Vote. – In determining the results of any election by unofficial ballot, the whole number of persons voting for any office shall first be ascertained and then the vote for each candidate seeking said office. In order to win an office by unofficial ballot, a candidate must receive a […]
Section 669:61 – Vacancies in Town Offices.
669:61 Vacancies in Town Offices. – I. Whenever a vacancy as defined in RSA 652:12 occurs in any elective town office or whenever a town neglects or refuses to fill an elective town office, said vacancy shall be filled by the action of that body or person authorized by law to appoint or elect […]
Section 669:62 – Moderator.
669:62 Moderator. – Vacancies in the office of town moderator shall be filled by appointment made by the supervisors of the checklist of said town, or by the town selectmen, where no board of supervisors exists. Source. 1979, 410:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
Section 669:63 – Selectmen.
669:63 Selectmen. – Vacancies in the board of selectmen shall be filled by appointment made by the remaining selectmen. Whenever the selectmen fail to make such appointment, the superior court or any justice thereof, on petition of any citizen of the town, and after such notice as the court shall deem reasonable, may appoint […]
Section 669:64 – Supervisors of the Checklist.
669:64 Supervisors of the Checklist. – Vacancies in the board of supervisors shall be filled within 45 days by appointment made by the remaining supervisors. If there is only one member of the board, or if the whole board shall be vacant, or if the remaining supervisors fail to fill the vacancy within 45 […]
Section 669:51 – Filing Checklists.
669:51 Filing Checklists. – Within 48 hours after the close of any caucus, the presiding officer shall file with the town clerk the checklist used in the caucus; and the clerk shall keep the same for 60 days thereafter, in his office, open to the inspection of every citizen of such town, and shall […]
Section 669:52 – Nomination by Nomination Papers.
669:52 Nomination by Nomination Papers. – As an alternative to nomination by party caucus, a candidate may have his name placed on a partisan town election ballot by submitting nomination papers. All the provisions of RSA 655:40-45 shall apply except that the duties performed by the secretary of state shall be performed by the […]
Section 669:53 – Penalty for Violations.
669:53 Penalty for Violations. – Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person who shall swear falsely in making oath under the provisions of this subdivision shall be guilty of perjury and punished accordingly. Source. 1979, 410:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
Section 669:54 – Nominations.
669:54 Nominations. – In the election of officers by unofficial ballot, nominations of candidates for office shall be by motion at the town meeting. Source. 1979, 410:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
Section 669:45 – Hours of Polling.
669:45 Hours of Polling. – The time the polls shall be open at caucuses shall be fixed by the executive committee of the party in the town holding the caucus. In towns and wards having not more than 2,000 inhabitants, according to the last preceding national census, the polls shall be open not less […]