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Election Procedure

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659:2 - Repealed by 1988, 10:3, eff. July 1, 1988.

Early Closing of Polls.

Section
659:3-a

Early Closing of Polls in Dixville, Hart's Location, and Millsfield.

Hours of Polling in Municipalities.

Section
659:4-a

Change of Polling Hours in Towns.

Repealed by 1988, 10:3, eff. July 1, 1988.

Other Changes in Hours of Polling.

Repealed by 1988, 10:3, eff. July 1, 1988.

At Additional Polling Places.

Moderator to Oversee Voting.

Section
659:9-a

City Chief Elections Officer Duties.

Supervisors' Attendance Required Where Checklist is Used.

Conduct of Voting at Additional Polling Places.

Who Can Vote.

Obtaining a Ballot.

Section
659:13-a

Observing Voter Check-In.

Section
659:13-b

Affidavit of Religious Exemption.

Special Provisions for State and Presidential Primary Elections.

Voter Proceeds to Booth.

Number of Voters Allowed Within Guardrail.

Marking the Ballot; Instructions to Voters.

Section
659:17-a

Appropriate Mark.

Repealed by by 2004, 201:5, eff. June 11, 2004.

Voting on Questions.

Assistance in Voting.

Section
659:20-a

Assistance in Voting; Disabled Voter.

Admittance Within Guardrail.

Spoiled Ballots.

Folding and Depositing Ballot.

Unofficial Ballots.

Time Allowed for Voting.

Voters Not Readmitted.

Section
659:26-a

Hours of Polling Extended by Order.

Challenge of Voter; Affidavit.

Section
659:27-a

Asserting a Challenge.

Secretary of State to Prepare Affidavit Blanks.

Special Provisions for State and Presidential Primary Elections.

Affidavit.

Receiving Vote.

Affidavits Recorded.

Repealed by 2011, 185:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.

Wrongful Voting; Penalties for Voter Fraud.

Section
659:34-a

Voting in More Than One State Prohibited.

Showing or Specially Marking Ballot.

Marking Ballot by Election Officers.

Interfering With Voter, Etc.

Forgery; Removing Ballot.

Giving Liquor.

Bribing; Intimidation; Suppression.

Section
659:40-a

Interference With Communications.

Assault, Etc.

Tampering With Electronic Ballot Counting Devices.

Electioneering at the Polling Place.

Electioneering by Election Officers.

Section
659:44-a

Electioneering by Public Employees.

General Provisions.

Repealed by 2014, 319:16, eff. Aug. 1, 2014.

Absentee Ballots Received Late.

Death of a Voter.

Processing Absentee Ballots.

Section
659:49-a

Repealed by 1998, 246:6, II, eff. June 25, 1998.

Section
659:49-b

Opening Absentee Ballot Outer Envelopes.

Announcement by Moderator.

Challenges.

Opening Envelope; Depositing Ballot.

Forms Not in Order.

Immaterial Defects.

Section
659:54-a

Immaterial Defects; Electronically Transmitted Absentee Ballots.

Absentee Voter Not to Vote in Person.

Section
659:55-a

Repealed by 2020, 14:13, IV, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.

Certification of Checklist.

Transfer of Checklist.

Disqualification of Officials.

Optional Counting of Votes at Additional Polling Places.

Duties of Moderator.

Votes Counted After Processing of Absentee Ballots.

Return of Materials From Additional Polling Place.

Counting to be Public.

Determining Intention of Voter.

Section
659:64-a

Repealed by 2020, 23:9, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.

Defective Ballots.

Repealed by 2007, 1:2, III, eff. June 15, 2007.

Write-In Votes.

Repealed by 1996, 36:12, eff. June 23, 1996.

Counting Votes on Different Party Ballots.

Final Counting; Result.

When to Prepare Return.

Secretary of State to Prepare Return Blanks.

General Content of Return.

Preparing Return.

Forwarding; Retaining Copies of Return.

Return From Unincorporated Place.

General Neglect by Town or Ward Moderator and Clerk.

Late Return.

Incorrect or Incomplete Return; Amendment.

False Return.

Canvass and Declaration Generally.

Declaration of State Representatives-Elect From Representative District Containing Only One Town or Ward.

Certificate of Election Blanks.

Certificates of Election.

Election to Incompatible Offices.

Canvass and Declaration Generally.

Declaration of Nominees for Office of State Representative From District Containing Only One Town or Ward.

Write-In Votes and Nomination.

Notice of Result.

Rejection of Nomination by Write-In Vote.

Nominations for Incompatible Offices.

Section
659:91-a

Candidate of One Party.

Canvass; Publication.

Apportionment of Delegates; Notice.

Write-In Vote.

Sealing and Certifying Ballots.

Ballots for Constitutional Amendments.

Secretary of State to Prepare Containers, Sealers.

Delivery of Ballots to Town Clerk.

Forwarding Ballots to the Secretary of State.

Section
659:100

Destruction of Ballots.

Section
659:101

Preservation of Absentee Voting Materials and Election Day Affidavits.

Section
659:102

Preservation of Checklists.

Section
659:103

Preservation of Challenge Affidavits.