Section 656:33 – Official Absence, Religious Observance, and Disability Absentee Ballots.
656:33 Official Absence, Religious Observance, and Disability Absentee Ballots. – Prior to any state election, the secretary of state shall prepare, in such quantity as the secretary of state may deem necessary, absence, religious observance, and disability absentee ballots in the same form as nearly as practicable as the official ballot to be used […]
Section 656:34 – Federal Offices Only Absentee Ballot.
656:34 Federal Offices Only Absentee Ballot. – Prior to any federal election, the secretary of state shall prepare, in such quantity as the secretary of state may deem necessary, federal offices only absentee ballots in paper and electronic form, similar in form to the official ballot to be used at said election. Said ballots […]
Section 656:22 – Preparation.
656:22 Preparation. – The official state primary election ballots shall be prepared by the secretary of state and shall be delivered by the secretary of state to town and city clerks so that the ballots shall be received not later than the Tuesday immediately preceding the state primary election. Each town and city clerk, […]
Section 656:23 – General Form.
656:23 General Form. – The state primary election ballot shall be as nearly as practicable in the same form as the state general election ballot. Source. 1979, 436:1. 1994, 309:8, eff. June 8, 1994; 324:3, eff. June 8, 1994, at 12:01 a.m.
Section 656:24 – Order of Names.
656:24 Order of Names. – With the exception of the office of state representative, whenever there are 2 or more candidates for nomination to the same office, the names of such candidates shall be alternated on the state primary election ballots used so that each name shall appear thereon as nearly as may be […]
Section 656:15 – Paper.
656:15 Paper. – The state general election ballot shall be printed on plain white paper in weight not less than that of ordinary printing paper. A constitutional question submitted on a separate ballot shall be printed on colored paper. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
Section 656:16 – Uniformity; Folding.
656:16 Uniformity; Folding. – There shall be no impression or mark to distinguish one general election ballot from another. The names of all candidates shall be printed in uniform type, and the ballots for each town and city shall be such that their width and length when folded shall be uniform. Source. 1979, 436:1, […]
Section 656:17 – Endorsement.
656:17 Endorsement. – On each state general election ballot shall be printed the words "Official ballot for" followed by the name of the town for which the ballot is prepared, the date of the state general election and a facsimile of the signature of the secretary of state. Source. 1979, 436:1. 2010, 317:14, eff. […]
Section 656:18 – Sample Ballots.
656:18 Sample Ballots. – The secretary of state shall cause to be printed for each town 10 sample ballots. Such ballots shall be printed on tinted paper without facsimile endorsement but shall otherwise be identical to the state general election ballot. The sample ballots shall be forwarded as soon as printed to each town […]
Section 656:19 – Number.
656:19 Number. – At each state general election, the secretary of state shall furnish each town or city the state general election ballots in a number which the secretary of state shall deem sufficient for voting in the state general election. Source. 1979, 436:1. 1983, 426:4. 2007, 96:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2007.