669:23 Preparation of Voting Materials. – The town clerk shall prepare the official ballots for the town and shall arrange the names of candidates upon said ballots in parallel columns. Immediately above the names of each block of candidates shall be printed the title of the office for which they are candidates, such as […]
669:24 Paper, Uniformity, Endorsement. – The ballots shall be printed on plain white paper, in weight not less than that of ordinary printing paper; provided, however, that if more than one ballot is used during any town election, each ballot shall be of a different color than any other ballot used at the election. […]
669:25 Conduct. – In towns which have adopted an official ballot system, the town election shall be conducted in the same manner as a state general election as provided in RSA 658 and 659, except that RSA 659:77, III-V and 659:78 shall not apply, and except that all duties required to be performed by […]
669:26 Absentee Voting. – I. Every town which has adopted an official ballot system for town elections as provided in RSA 669:12 or 669:13 shall provide for absentee voting. Any eligible voter who is absent from such a town on the day of a town election, or who cannot appear in public on election […]
669:27 Forms. – Prior to each such election, the clerk shall prepare in such quantities as he may deem necessary the following forms: I. Official absentee voting ballots, with the words "absentee ballot" printed on them, similar in form to the official ballot to be used at said election, and similarly endorsed and printed […]
669:28 Instructions; Information. – The secretary of state shall prepare for the use of the clerks such printed information and instructions, subject to the approval of the attorney general, as he shall deem appropriate to carry into effect the purposes hereof. The secretary of state shall furnish such material to the clerks of all […]
669:29 Application of Statutes. – The procedure for absentee voting in town elections shall be the same as in state elections as provided in RSA 657:2, 657:6, 657:7, 657:8, 657:12, and 657:14 through 657:24. With respect to the provisions of RSA 657:19, absentee ballots shall not be required to be sent to absent uniformed […]
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.
669:30 Recounts; Application. – Any person for whom a vote was cast and recorded for any office at a town election may, no later than the Friday following the election, apply in writing to the town clerk for a recount of the ballots cast for such office, the clerk shall appoint a time for […]
669:31 Notice; Fee. – I. The clerk shall notify each of the candidates for the office for which there is to be a recount at least 3 days prior to the day appointed for the recount of ballots. No other notice shall be required. II. The applicant shall pay to the town clerk, for […]
669:32 Board of Recount. – At the time and place so appointed and notified, the clerk shall publicly break the seal of and open the package in which the ballots of said election are kept; and, thereupon, said ballots shall be recounted by the clerk, the moderator, and the selectmen of said town who […]
669:33 Preservation of Ballots After Recount. – I. Upon the conclusion of the recount, the clerk shall place the ballots and all envelopes or wrappers which had previously contained them in a suitable container showing the contents and the date when and the reason why it was opened; and said clerk shall retain said […]
669:34 Declaration of Results. – I. Upon completion of the recount, the board of recount shall publicly declare the results and certify such declaration to the town clerk. II. The town clerk shall record the certificate received under paragraph I; and the person so declared to have been elected shall, unless the result is […]
669:35 Appeal From Recount. – Any person aggrieved by a ruling of the board of recount with respect to any ballot may, within 5 days thereafter, appeal to the superior court for the county in which such town is located; and such court shall have jurisdiction in equity to hear and determine the question […]
669:36 Tie Vote. – In case of a tie vote at any town election, except as provided for unofficial ballots in RSA 669:60, the winner shall be determined by lot by the town clerk in the presence of the candidates who are tied if, upon notice from him, they elect to be present. Source. […]
669:37 Nomination by Caucus. – In a town which has adopted the partisan ballot system under RSA 669:12, nominations may be made by any caucus of legal voters representing a political party which at the state election next preceding polled at least 3 percent of the entire vote cast in the state for the […]
669:38 Party Regulations. – Any party qualified to hold a caucus may, in convention or by its recognized political committee, make regulations concerning the manner of holding the caucus consistent with the provisions of this subdivision. Source. 1979, 410:1, eff. July 1, 1979.
669:39 When Held. – Any caucus held for the nomination of candidates for town officers shall be held not later than the sixth Friday before the town election at which such officers are to be elected. Source. 1979, 410:1. 1987, 299:5, eff. July 24, 1987.
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.
669:40 Notice. – All town caucuses shall be called by a notice posted in 4 conspicuous places in the town and published in some newspaper, if there be any published in the town, 10 days or more before the day of the caucus. Such notice shall specify the place, day and hour of meeting, […]
