Section 669:17 – Officers Who May be Elected; Election by Ballot or Other Means.
669:17 Officers Who May be Elected; Election by Ballot or Other Means. – The town officers specified in this section may be elected by ballot or by other means at annual town elections or meetings by the voters of the town as determined by said voters. Such an officer may not be elected by […]
Section 669:17-a – Filing Candidacy.
669:17-a Filing Candidacy. – No person shall file as a candidate for a town officer under the provisions of RSA 669:19 or RSA 669:42 for more than one seat on the same town or school district board, commission, committee, or council. Source. 1992, 96:5. 2008, 148:1, eff. Aug. 5, 2008.
Section 669:1 – Election Dates.
669:1 Election Dates. – I. All towns shall hold an election annually for the election of town officers on the second Tuesday in March, except those towns which have adopted an alternative date under RSA 40:14 or those towns which have adopted the provisions of RSA 31:94-a and have, by majority vote at a […]
Section 669:1-a – Postponed Town Elections.
669:1-a Postponed Town Elections. – I. Any election postponed pursuant to RSA 669:1, V shall be rescheduled to the Tuesday 2 weeks following the original date of the election, provided all other applicable statutory provisions associated with elections under this chapter shall also be extended the same 2 weeks. II. The supervisors of the […]
Section 669:2 – Warrant.
669:2 Warrant. – The selectmen shall include as part of the warrant for the annual town meeting a warrant for each annual town election which shall prescribe the place, day and hour of the election, the officers to be elected, and the questions to be submitted to the voters. In a town which has […]
Section 669:3 – Town Meeting Provisions Applicable.
669:3 Town Meeting Provisions Applicable. – All appropriate provisions of RSA 39 relative to warning the town meeting and posting the town meeting warrant shall apply to the town election. Source. 1979, 410:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
Section 669:4 – Qualifications of Voters.
669:4 Qualifications of Voters. – Any person having his or her domicile within the town and qualified to vote under RSA 654:1 through 654:6 and who is on the town checklist shall be qualified to vote in town elections. Source. 1979, 410:1. 2010, 317:61, eff. July 18, 2010.
Section 669:5 – Voters and Checklists.
669:5 Voters and Checklists. – An updated checklist shall be used at all town meetings and elections for the same purposes a checklist is used at a state election and to insure that only qualified voters participate in town meeting discussions and votes, by voice or otherwise. The supervisors shall prepare, post, and revise […]
Section 669:6 – Qualification of Officers.
669:6 Qualification of Officers. – Unless otherwise provided by law, no person shall hold an elective town office who does not have his domicile within the town. Source. 1979, 410:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
Section 669:7 – Incompatibility of Offices.
669:7 Incompatibility of Offices. – I. No person shall at the same time hold any 2 of the following offices: selectman, treasurer, moderator, trustee of trust funds, collector of taxes, auditor and highway agent. No person shall at the same time hold any 2 of the following offices: town treasurer, moderator, trustee of trust […]