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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title LXIII - Elections » Title 656 - Preparation of Voting Materials

Section 656:27 – Number for New Party.

    656:27 Number for New Party. – For the first state primary election at which a political party has candidates for nomination, the secretary of state shall print for said party a sufficient number of state primary election ballots which in the secretary of state’s discretion shall most closely approximate the figures provided in RSA […]

Section 656:28 – Sample Ballots.

    656:28 Sample Ballots. – The secretary of state shall furnish 10 sample state primary election ballots of each political party printed on tinted paper to each town or ward clerk and, upon request, a reasonable number of such sample ballots to each person whose name appears upon the ballot as a candidate. Each town […]

Section 656:29 – Preparation.

    656:29 Preparation. – The official presidential primary election ballot for each political party shall be sent by the secretary of state so as to be received by the city and town clerks no later than the Tuesday immediately preceding the presidential primary. Each town and city clerk, in the presence of at least one […]

Section 656:3 – Preparation.

    656:3 Preparation. – At least 6 days before any state general election is to be held, the official state general election ballot shall be sent by the secretary of state to the city and town clerks. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.

Section 656:30 – General Form.

    656:30 General Form. – The presidential primary election ballot shall be as nearly as practicable in the same form as the state primary election ballot. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.

Section 656:31 – Form.

    656:31 Form. – On the presidential primary election ballot of each political party, there shall be one column for the office of president. The column shall be headed "Candidate of the (insert name of party) Party for President of the United States." Underneath this heading there shall appear the words: "I hereby declare my […]

Section 656:32 – Other Provisions.

    656:32 Other Provisions. – The provisions of RSA 656:24-656:28 relating to state primary election ballots shall apply to presidential primary ballots. Source. 1979, 436:1. 2003, 319:143. 2015, 96:1, eff. July 5, 2015.

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 656:35 – Absentee Ballot for Uniformed Services Voters and Voters Temporarily Residing Outside the United States.

    656:35 Absentee Ballot for Uniformed Services Voters and Voters Temporarily Residing Outside the United States. – Absent uniformed services voters and voters temporarily residing outside the United States shall be provided with the absentee ballot prepared under RSA 656:33, provided that the secretary of state shall prepare an electronic version of such ballot for […]

Section 656:36 – Questions on the Ballot.

    656:36 Questions on the Ballot. – Whenever a question to voters is printed on an official state election ballot, the secretary of state shall ensure that said question is also on all applicable absentee ballots. Source. 1979, 436:1. 2010, 317:17, eff. July 18, 2010.

Section 656:37 – Constitutional Amendments.

    656:37 Constitutional Amendments. – Whenever a question to voters related to a proposed constitutional amendment is placed on a separate ballot as provided in RSA 663:3, the question shall also be placed on a separate absentee ballot to be included with each absentee ballot other than federal offices only absentee ballots. Source. 1979, 436:1. […]

Section 656:38 – Forwarding Absentee Ballots.

    656:38 Forwarding Absentee Ballots. – The secretary of state shall forward absentee ballots to the town and city clerks as provided in RSA 657:10. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.

Section 656:39 – Preparation of Special Ballots.

    656:39 Preparation of Special Ballots. – The secretary of state shall prepare special state election ballots for voters of unincorporated places as provided in RSA 668. Source. 1979, 436:1. 2003, 289:36, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Section 656:4 – Name and Domicile.

    656:4 Name and Domicile. – Every state general election ballot shall contain the name of each candidate who has been nominated in accordance with the election laws, except as hereinafter provided, and shall contain no other name except party appellations. The names and addresses of the presidential electors shall not be printed on the […]

Section 656:40 – Adoption.

    656:40 Adoption. – The mayor and aldermen of any city or the selectmen of any town, subject to the approval of the ballot law commission, may authorize the use of one or more electronic ballot counting devices for the counting of ballots in such city or town on a trial basis for any regular […]

Section 656:41 – Approval by Ballot Law Commission.

    656:41 Approval by Ballot Law Commission. – The ballot law commission shall act as a board to examine devices for the electronic counting of ballots. The commission shall, whenever requested, examine any device which may be capable of meeting the requirements for elections held in this state and shall, at least every 5 years, […]

Section 656:42 – Rules.

    656:42 Rules. – I. The ballot law commission shall make such rules as may be necessary to ensure the accuracy of electronic ballot counting devices, including rules for the testing of electronic ballot counting devices prior to each election and the submission of testing records to the secretary of state. The ballot law commission […]

Section 656:43 – Lease or Purchase.

    656:43 Lease or Purchase. – Any town or city authorizing the use of an electronic ballot counting device for the counting of ballots shall pay the cost of lease or purchase. When such a device is purchased by a town or city, the person from whom such device is purchased shall give to the […]