Section 655:19-b – Repealed by 2011, 150:7, II, eff. Aug. 7, 2011.

    655:19-b Repealed by 2011, 150:7, II, eff. Aug. 7, 2011. –

Section 655:19-c – Administrative Assessment; Primary Petitions; Nomination Papers.

    655:19-c Administrative Assessment; Primary Petitions; Nomination Papers. – I. Candidates for governor, United States senator, representative to Congress, executive councilor, state senator, county officer, and state representative who file declarations of candidacy shall pay the administrative assessment in paragraph I or file primary petitions as provided in paragraph III. Candidates for governor, United States […]

Section 655:2 – Domicile.

    655:2 Domicile. – To hold any elective office in the state, a person must have a domicile in the state. Registration to vote or voting in another state during the relevant time period shall create a presumption that a person does not have a domicile in this state. Source. 1979, 436:1. 2001, 118:1, eff. […]

Section 655:20 – Repealed by 2011, 150:7, III, eff. Aug. 7, 2011.

    655:20 Repealed by 2011, 150:7, III, eff. Aug. 7, 2011. –

Section 655:21 – Form.

    655:21 Form. – Primary petitions shall be made in the following form: State of New Hampshire County of ____________________ ss. City (Town) of ____________________ I do hereby join in a petition for the printing on the primary ballot of the name of __________ whose domicile is in the city (town) of __________ (ward, street, […]

Section 655:22 – Repealed by 2011, 150:7, IV, eff. Aug. 7, 2011.

    655:22 Repealed by 2011, 150:7, IV, eff. Aug. 7, 2011. –

Section 655:22-a – Order of Petitions.

    655:22-a Order of Petitions. – Petitions to be filed shall be ordered alphabetically by municipality in which the voter is domiciled. Petitions shall be further ordered by surname of voter for any municipality represented by more than one petition. Source. 1998, 356:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.

Section 655:23 – Conflicting Petitions.

    655:23 Conflicting Petitions. – Each primary petition shall be a separate paper and shall contain the name of one signer and one candidate only. No voter shall sign primary petitions for more than one party, nor shall he sign more than one primary petition for the same office unless more than one nomination is […]

Section 655:24 – Oath on Petition “Prima Facie” Evidence of Party Membership.

    655:24 Oath on Petition "Prima Facie" Evidence of Party Membership. – The oath of a voter upon a primary petition shall be prima facie evidence that he is a member of the party stated therein. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.

Section 655:25 – Assent to Candidacy.

    655:25 Assent to Candidacy. – No primary petitions as provided in RSA 655:21 shall be accepted by the official with whom they are to be filed unless there is attached thereto an assent to candidacy in the following form subscribed to by the person who seeks to have his name printed upon the primary […]

Section 655:26 – Examination and Rejection.

    655:26 Examination and Rejection. – The officer with whom primary petitions are filed shall immediately upon receipt thereof examine the same and ascertain whether they conform to the law. If found not to conform thereto or to be conflicting as provided in RSA 655:23, he shall then endorse thereon the reason why such petition […]

Section 655:27 – Forwarding of Petitions and Assents.

    655:27 Forwarding of Petitions and Assents. – The clerks of cities and towns shall forward all primary petitions and assents to candidacy filed with them on the day of filing of the same to the secretary of state who shall retain them together with all primary petitions and assents to candidacy filed with him […]

Section 655:28 – Affidavit of Qualifications.

    655:28 Affidavit of Qualifications. – A candidate for nomination for the office of governor, councilor, state senator or state representative shall swear an affidavit covering his qualifications as to age, that the candidate is a registered voter, that his domicile is in the district he desires to represent, that he is not a candidate […]

Section 655:29 – Qualifications of Candidates.

    655:29 Qualifications of Candidates. – The form of the affidavit provided for in RSA 655:28 shall be the following: I. (For use by candidate for governor): I, ___________________, candidate for the office of governor, hereby swear (or affirm) that I have been domiciled in the state of New Hampshire for at least 7 years […]

Section 655:3 – United States Senator.

    655:3 United States Senator. – To hold the office of United States senator, a person must be qualified as provided in Article 1, section 3 of the federal constitution. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.

Section 655:30 – Withdrawal.

    655:30 Withdrawal. – When a party candidate has duly filed according to law for nomination at a primary election, or other candidate has submitted nomination papers, no withdrawal or declination of the candidate shall be accepted by the secretary of state subsequent to the last dates for filing a declaration of candidacy or the […]

Section 655:31 – Straw Candidates.

    655:31 Straw Candidates. – No person shall be a candidate for nomination at any primary unless his candidacy is bona fide and is filed for the actual purpose of personally seeking the nomination. Any candidate for nomination whose name is to be voted upon at primary election may, no later than the Wednesday after […]

Section 655:32 – No Declaration Filed.

    655:32 No Declaration Filed. – I. In case no declaration shall be filed by a candidate for any nomination to be voted for at a primary, the nomination may be made by the appropriate party committee as provided in this section. The appropriate party committee shall notify the secretary of state in writing of […]

Section 655:33 – Disqualification of Candidates.

    655:33 Disqualification of Candidates. – The disqualification of a candidate to be voted for at a primary between the date of his filing and the day of the primary shall be dealt with as in the general election, as provided in RSA 655:38. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.

Section 655:34 – Death of Candidate.

    655:34 Death of Candidate. – The death of a candidate to be voted for at a primary between the date of his filing and the day of the primary shall be dealt with as in the general election, as provided in RSA 655:39. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.