Section 655:1 – Citizenship.
655:1 Citizenship. – To hold any elective office in the state, a person must be a citizen of the United States, either by birth or by naturalization. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
Section 655:10 – Incompatible Offices.
655:10 Incompatible Offices. – I. No person shall file declaration of candidacy or primary petitions for nomination at the primary for incompatible offices. For the purposes of this section, incompatible offices shall include the offices of governor, United States senator, United States representative, representative to the general court, state senator, councilor, county commissioner, county […]
Section 655:10-a – One Representative District Only.
655:10-a One Representative District Only. – A person whose domicile qualifies him or her for more than one representative district shall choose one representative district at any election from which to be a candidate and, for that election, shall be qualified to be a candidate for that one district only. Source. 1982, 29:4. 2003, […]
Section 655:11 – Notice to Town and City Clerks.
655:11 Notice to Town and City Clerks. – At least 100 days before the time of holding any primary, the secretary of state shall prepare and distribute to each town and city clerk in the state a notice in writing designating the offices for which candidates are to be nominated and that delegates to […]
Section 655:12 – Posting Notice of Primary.
655:12 Posting Notice of Primary. – Each city clerk shall distribute the notices prepared under RSA 655:11 to the ward clerks in the city. Each town and ward clerk shall, within 10 days after the receipt of such notice, cause notice of such primary to be posted in 2 public places in the town […]
Section 655:13 – Forms and Directions.
655:13 Forms and Directions. – It shall be the duty of the secretary of state to prepare all forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to furnish the same in reasonable quantities to the proper officials. It shall also be his duty to furnish full directions to the clerks of […]
Section 655:14 – Filing: General Provisions.
655:14 Filing: General Provisions. – The name of any person shall not be printed upon the ballot of any party for a primary unless he or she is a registered member of that party, he or she shall have met the age and domicile qualifications for the office he or she seeks at the […]
Section 655:14-a – Filing by Other Candidates.
655:14-a Filing by Other Candidates. – Every candidate for state or federal office who intends to have his name placed on the ballot for the state general election by means other than nomination by party primary shall file a declaration of intent with the secretary of state as provided in RSA 655:17-a or RSA […]
Section 655:14-b – Form of Candidate’s Name on Ballot.
655:14-b Form of Candidate’s Name on Ballot. – I. Every candidate for state or federal office who intends to have his or her name printed upon the ballot of any party for a primary shall designate in the declaration of candidacy, or on the primary petitions and assents to candidacy, the form in which […]
Section 655:14-c – Change in Filing Period.
655:14-c Change in Filing Period. – Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 655:14, if the elective districts for any office in RSA 662 have not been amended according to the most recently completed federal decennial census before the commencement of the filing period, the secretary of state is hereby authorized to change or extend the […]
Section 655:15 – Official With Whom to File.
655:15 Official With Whom to File. – For the purposes of this chapter, the term "appropriate official" shall be defined as follows: I. For the offices of governor, United States senator, representative in Congress, councilor, state senator and county office, the secretary of state. II. For state representative in a representative district containing one […]
Section 655:15-a – Acceptance by the Secretary of State of Filings by Candidates for the Office of United States Senator and United States Representative. [Omitted.]
655:15-a Acceptance by the Secretary of State of Filings by Candidates for the Office of United States Senator and United States Representative. [Omitted.] –
Section 655:16 – Personal Filing.
655:16 Personal Filing. – Except for those who must file with a town or city clerk, any person who files on the last day of the filing period must do so in person before the secretary of state; provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply to the filling of vacancies by party committees. […]
Section 655:17 – Declaration of Candidacy.
655:17 Declaration of Candidacy. – Declarations of candidacy shall be in the appropriate following form and signed by the candidate: I. For candidates for delegate to the state party convention: I, __________, declare that I am domiciled in Ward ___, in the city (or town or unincorporated place) of __________, county of __________, state […]
Section 655:17-a – Declaration of Intent; Other Candidates.
655:17-a Declaration of Intent; Other Candidates. – Declarations of intent for nonparty or other candidates shall be in the following form and signed by the candidate: I, __________, declare that I am domiciled in Ward __________, in the city (or town or unincorporated place) of __________, county of __________, state of New Hampshire, and […]
Section 655:17-b – Declaration of Intent; Presidential Candidates Who File Nomination Papers.
655:17-b Declaration of Intent; Presidential Candidates Who File Nomination Papers. – I. Declarations of intent for each candidate for president who seeks nomination by nomination papers shall be in the form provided in paragraph II. Declarations of intent required by this section shall be filed with the secretary of state, signed by the candidate, […]
Section 655:17-c – Declaration of Intent; Political Organization.
655:17-c Declaration of Intent; Political Organization. – I. Declarations of intent for political organizations shall be in the following form and signed by the chairman of the political organization: I, ____________________, chairman of the ___________________ organization hereby declare that the ______________ organization intends to file nomination papers by the deadline established under RSA 655:43, […]
Section 655:18 – Forwarding Declarations of Candidacy.
655:18 Forwarding Declarations of Candidacy. – I. Each city or town clerk shall forward each declaration of candidacy filed with him or her to the secretary of state on the day of filing of the same. II. City and town clerks shall provide to the secretary of state, on at least a daily basis, […]
Section 655:19 – Repealed by 2011, 150:7, I, eff. Aug. 7, 2011.
655:19 Repealed by 2011, 150:7, I, eff. Aug. 7, 2011. –
Section 655:19-a – Filing Fee for Presidential Candidates Who File Nomination Papers.
655:19-a Filing Fee for Presidential Candidates Who File Nomination Papers. – At the time of filing declarations of intent, each candidate for president who seeks nomination by nomination papers shall pay to the secretary of state a single fee of $250 for himself and his vice-presidential candidate. Source. 1985, 121:5, eff. July 19, 1985.