Section 669:58 – Counting.
669:58 Counting. – When all votes have been cast, the moderator shall, in the open meeting, sort and count the votes. The selectmen and town clerk shall assist in sorting and counting the votes; but no other person shall in any manner interfere therewith. After the counting, the moderator shall make a public declaration […]
Section 669:59 – Blank Votes.
669:59 Blank Votes. – If several offices are to be voted for upon the ballot, no person shall be required to vote for all. Any ballot which does not contain at least one voter for each office shall be regarded as a blank for the office omitted. Blank pieces of paper shall not be […]
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 […]
Section 669:46 – Additions.
669:46 Additions. – No name shall be placed on the checklist after the hour for opening the caucus has arrived except the name of a person whose right to vote in the caucus is well known to the executive committee. Source. 1979, 410:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
Section 669:47 – Challenge.
669:47 Challenge. – When the right of any person to vote in a caucus is challenged, he shall subscribe to the following oath or affirmation before his vote shall be received: I, __________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I am a legal voter in __________, and that I intend to vote the ticket […]
Section 669:48 – Prohibited Acts.
669:48 Prohibited Acts. – No person shall vote in any caucus unless his name is on the checklist used by said caucus except as provided in RSA 669:46. No person shall vote using the name of any other person; and no person shall vote in the caucus of more than one political party, or, […]
Section 669:49 – Plurality; Certificates of Nomination.
669:49 Plurality; Certificates of Nomination. – A plurality of votes shall be sufficient to nominate a candidate for town office by caucus. After the caucus, certificates of nomination shall be made and shall indicate the name and domicile of each candidate, the office for which he is nominated and the political principles or party […]
Section 669:50 – Filing Nominations; Certificate of Regularity.
669:50 Filing Nominations; Certificate of Regularity. – In filing nominations with the town clerk, the presiding officer of the caucus shall certify that the caucus was called and conducted according to the provisions of this subdivision. If nominations are not accompanied by such certificate, they shall not be placed upon the official ballot. Source. […]
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 […]