666:1 General Penalty. – Any person guilty of an offense against any provision of the laws relating to elections for which no penalty is specified shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
666:12 Testimonial Privilege. – No witness in any proceeding for the violation of election laws shall be excused from giving his testimony upon the ground that such testimony would incriminate him; but no such testimony shall be used against him at any time or in any prosecution. Any person who voluntarily discloses the facts […]
666:13 Impounding Ballots. – If directed by the attorney general as part of his enforcement of the election laws, the state police which he designates shall collect all ballots requested from the town and city clerks who have custody of the ballots. The state police shall deliver the ballots to the public facility which […]
666:14 Administrative Complaint Procedures. – The attorney general may establish an administrative complaint procedure for the resolution of complaints of federal voting law violations, pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252. The attorney general may adopt administrative rules under RSA 541-A to implement the complaint resolution procedures. The ballot […]
666:2 Official Malfeasance. – A moderator, supervisor of the checklist, selectman or town clerk shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if at any election: I. He shall knowingly receive and count any illegal vote; or II. He shall knowingly omit to receive and count any legal vote; or III. He shall knowingly remove any […]
666:3 Official Misconduct. – I. (a) Any public officer upon whom a duty relating to elections is imposed who shall knowingly fail to perform such duty or who shall knowingly perform it in such a way as to hinder the objects thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if no other penalty is provided […]
666:4 Challengers Appointed by Party Committee. – The state committee of a political party may appoint a person to act as challenger of voters at any polling place in the state at a state election. A city or town committee of such a party may appoint a person to act as such challenger at […]
666:5 Challengers Appointed by Attorney General. – The attorney general may appoint a person to act as challenger of voters at any polling place in the state at a state election. A statement signed by the attorney general appointing him shall be sufficient evidence of the authority of any such challenger. He shall be […]
666:5-a Challengers; Where Positioned. – Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a challenger appointed pursuant to RSA 666:5 shall be assigned by the moderator or other election official presiding at the polling place to such position or positions within the polling place as will enable such challenger to see and hear […]
666:6 False Documents, Names or Endorsement. – Any person who shall, without authority, sign the name of any other person to any letter or other document, or falsely represent that any other has written such letter or document, knowing such representation to be false, for the purpose of influencing votes, or who shall by […]
666:7 Publication of Forged Document. – Whoever publishes any such forged letter or document, knowing the same to be forged, with like intent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person and shall be guilty of a felony if any other person. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
666:7-a Impersonation of Candidates. – I. Any person who places a telephone call during which the person falsely represents himself or herself as a candidate for office shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. II. (a) Whoever violates paragraph I shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000. (b) The court, upon […]
666:8 Attorney General. – The attorney general shall be responsible for the enforcement of the election laws as provided in RSA 7:6-c. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
666:9 to 666:11 Repealed by 1997, 152:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. –
