658:1 General Election. – At least 14 days before any state general election, the selectmen shall post a warrant at all the polling places and at the office of the town or city clerk or at the town hall. Said warrant shall prescribe the hour the polls are to open and the hour before […]
658:10 In Towns. – If any town shall so vote, the selectmen shall provide one or more additional polling places in such town and shall, at least 30 days before the next following general election, determine the boundaries of the voting district to be served by each such additional polling place. Source. 1979, 436:1, […]
658:11 Central Polling Place. – The polling place presided over by the moderator of the town or ward shall be known as the central polling place and all other polling places shall be known as additional polling places. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
658:12 Checklist. – Immediately after the establishment of an additional polling place and the creation of the voting district to be served thereby, the supervisors of the checklist shall prepare a separate checklist of the voters entitled to vote at such a polling place. Such separate checklist shall thereafter be posted and revised along […]
658:13 Central Polling Place Officers. – Election officers who have their domicile in additional polling districts but are on duty at the central polling place may keep their names on the central polling place checklist by notifying the supervisors of the checklist before the polls are opened. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
658:14 Officers. – The moderator shall appoint an assistant moderator for each additional polling place and the town clerk shall appoint an assistant clerk for each additional polling place. Each assistant moderator and assistant clerk shall have their domicile in the town where they will serve. The powers and duties of the assistant moderator […]
658:15 Equipment. – The selectmen shall equip each additional polling place in the same manner required for central polling places. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
658:16 Conduct of Elections. – Except as otherwise provided, the conduct of the election at the additional polling place shall be the same as at the central polling place. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
658:17 Discontinuance. – A voting district and polling place so established shall continue to be such for successive state elections until the town shall vote to discontinue the same, but the selectmen may from time to time increase or diminish the boundaries thereof in order to effectively accommodate the voters. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. […]
658:18 Special Provision for Cities. – Cities may adopt the provisions of RSA 658:10-658:17. The city council shall create and discontinue the voting districts in city wards, establish the additional polling places therein, and select the election officers for the additional polling place. Each assistant moderator and assistant clerk shall have their domicile in […]
658:19 Moderator Pro Tem. – If the moderator is absent from any state election or is unable to perform his duties, a moderator pro tempore shall be appointed by the moderator. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
658:2 Appointment. – Each state political committee of the 2 political parties which received the largest number of votes cast for governor at the last previous general election is authorized through their respective chairmen to appoint between May 15 and July 15 of each general election year 2 inspectors of election to act at […]
658:20 Clerk Pro Tem. – If a town or ward clerk is absent from any state election or is unable to perform his duties and there is no deputy clerk as provided in RSA 41:18, a town or ward clerk pro tempore shall be appointed by the town clerk. Source. 1979, 436:1. 1990, 119:15, […]
658:21 Supervisor Pro Tem. – If more than one member of the board of supervisors is absent from any state election or is unable to perform his duties, a supervisor pro tempore shall be appointed by the moderator. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
658:21-a Selectmen Pro Tem. – If a selectman is absent from or unable to perform his or her duties for all or any part of the day at any state election, the selectman is authorized to appoint a selectman pro tem to perform his or her duties. If one or more selectmen are absent […]
658:22 Inspectors Pro Tem. – If any of the appointed inspectors of election shall be absent from any state election or unable to perform his duties, the selectmen shall appoint some person qualified as provided in RSA 658:3, using the list of alternate appointees provided under RSA 658:5 unless no person on said list […]
658:23 Duties; Term. – An election officer pro tempore as provided for in RSA 658:19 through 658:22 shall have all the powers and duties of the officer he replaces as provided in the election laws and shall take the oath of office in like manner. His term of office shall expire at the termination […]
658:24 Disqualification of Certain Persons. – Any person, other than a moderator, clerk, selectman, inspector of election, or supervisor of the checklist, whose name appears on a ballot for an elective position, other than a position of an election official, shall be disqualified from performing duties as an election official in that election. A […]
658:25 Designation of Ballot Clerks. – Two of the inspectors, one from each of the 2 political parties, shall be designated by the moderator at the opening of the polls to act as ballot clerks. They shall have charge of the ballots and shall furnish them to the voters. They shall be given a […]
658:26 Sample Ballots to be Posted. – The town or city clerk shall cause the sample ballots provided for in RSA 656:18 and 656:28 to be posted outside the guardrail in the polling place. For the general election, he shall cause 2 sample ballots to be posted. For the state and presidential primaries, he […]
