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Title LXIII - Elections
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Chapter 659 - Election Procedure
Chapter 659 - Election Procedure
Section 659:1, 659:2 - Repealed by 1988, 10:3, eff. July 1, 1988.
Section 659:3 - Early Closing of Polls.
Section 659:3-a - Early Closing of Polls in Dixville, Hart's Location, and Millsfield.
Section 659:4 - Hours of Polling in Municipalities.
Section 659:4-a - Change of Polling Hours in Towns.
Section 659:5 - Repealed by 1988, 10:3, eff. July 1, 1988.
Section 659:6 - Other Changes in Hours of Polling.
Section 659:7 - Repealed by 1988, 10:3, eff. July 1, 1988.
Section 659:8 - At Additional Polling Places.
Section 659:9 - Moderator to Oversee Voting.
Section 659:9-a - City Chief Elections Officer Duties.
Section 659:10 - Supervisors' Attendance Required Where Checklist is Used.
Section 659:11 - Conduct of Voting at Additional Polling Places.
Section 659:12 - Who Can Vote.
Section 659:13 - Obtaining a Ballot.
Section 659:13-a - Observing Voter Check-In.
Section 659:13-b - Affidavit of Religious Exemption.
Section 659:14 - Special Provisions for State and Presidential Primary Elections.
Section 659:15 - Voter Proceeds to Booth.
Section 659:16 - Number of Voters Allowed Within Guardrail.
Section 659:17 - Marking the Ballot; Instructions to Voters.
Section 659:17-a - Appropriate Mark.
Section 659:18 - Repealed by by 2004, 201:5, eff. June 11, 2004.
Section 659:19 - Voting on Questions.
Section 659:20 - Assistance in Voting.
Section 659:20-a - Assistance in Voting; Disabled Voter.
Section 659:21 - Admittance Within Guardrail.
Section 659:22 - Spoiled Ballots.
Section 659:23 - Folding and Depositing Ballot.
Section 659:24 - Unofficial Ballots.
Section 659:25 - Time Allowed for Voting.
Section 659:26 - Voters Not Readmitted.
Section 659:26-a - Hours of Polling Extended by Order.
Section 659:27 - Challenge of Voter; Affidavit.
Section 659:27-a - Asserting a Challenge.
Section 659:28 - Secretary of State to Prepare Affidavit Blanks.
Section 659:29 - Special Provisions for State and Presidential Primary Elections.
Section 659:30 - Affidavit.
Section 659:31 - Receiving Vote.
Section 659:32 - Affidavits Recorded.
Section 659:33 - Repealed by 2011, 185:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.
Section 659:34 - Wrongful Voting; Penalties for Voter Fraud.
Section 659:34-a - Voting in More Than One State Prohibited.
Section 659:35 - Showing or Specially Marking Ballot.
Section 659:36 - Marking Ballot by Election Officers.
Section 659:37 - Interfering With Voter, Etc.
Section 659:38 - Forgery; Removing Ballot.
Section 659:39 - Giving Liquor.
Section 659:40 - Bribing; Intimidation; Suppression.
Section 659:40-a - Interference With Communications.
Section 659:41 - Assault, Etc.
Section 659:42 - Tampering With Electronic Ballot Counting Devices.
Section 659:43 - Distributing Campaign Materials at Polling Place.
Section 659:44 - Electioneering at the Polling Place.
Section 659:44-a - Electioneering by Public Employees.
Section 659:45 - General Provisions.
Section 659:46 - Repealed by 2014, 319:16, eff. Aug. 1, 2014.
Section 659:47 - Absentee Ballots Received Late.
Section 659:48 - Death of a Voter.
Section 659:49 - 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.
Section 659:50 - Announcement by Moderator.
Section 659:51 - Challenges.
Section 659:52 - Opening Envelope; Depositing Ballot.
Section 659:53 - Forms Not in Order.
Section 659:54 - Immaterial Defects.
Section 659:54-a - Immaterial Defects; Electronically Transmitted Absentee Ballots.
Section 659:55 - Absentee Voter Not to Vote in Person.
Section 659:56 - Certification of Checklist.
Section 659:57 - Transfer of Checklist.
Section 659:58 - Disqualification of Officials.
Section 659:59 - Optional Counting of Votes at Additional Polling Places.
Section 659:60 - Duties of Moderator.
Section 659:61 - Votes Counted After Processing of Absentee Ballots.
Section 659:62 - Return of Materials From Additional Polling Place.
Section 659:63 - Counting to be Public.
Section 659:64 - Determining Intention of Voter.
Section 659:65 - Defective Ballots.
Section 659:66 - Repealed by 2007, 1:2, III, eff. June 15, 2007.
Section 659:67 - Write-In Votes.
Section 659:68 - Repealed by 1996, 36:12, eff. June 23, 1996.
Section 659:69 - Counting Votes on Different Party Ballots.
Section 659:70 - Final Counting; Result.
Section 659:71 - When to Prepare Return.
Section 659:72 - Secretary of State to Prepare Return Blanks.
Section 659:73 - General Content of Return.
Section 659:74 - Preparing Return.
Section 659:75 - Forwarding; Retaining Copies of Return.
Section 659:76 - Return From Unincorporated Place.
Section 659:77 - General Neglect by Town or Ward Moderator and Clerk.
Section 659:78 - Late Return.
Section 659:79 - Incorrect or Incomplete Return; Amendment.
Section 659:80 - False Return.
Section 659:81 - Canvass and Declaration Generally.
Section 659:82 - Declaration of State Representatives-Elect From Representative District Containing Only One Town or Ward.
Section 659:83 - Certificate of Election Blanks.
Section 659:84 - Certificates of Election.
Section 659:85 - Election to Incompatible Offices.
Section 659:86 - Canvass and Declaration Generally.
Section 659:87 - Declaration of Nominees for Office of State Representative From District Containing Only One Town or Ward.
Section 659:88 - Write-In Votes and Nomination.
Section 659:89 - Notice of Result.
Section 659:90 - Rejection of Nomination by Write-In Vote.
Section 659:91 - Nominations for Incompatible Offices.
Section 659:91-a - Candidate of One Party.
Section 659:92 - Canvass; Publication.
Section 659:93 - Apportionment of Delegates; Notice.
Section 659:94 - Write-In Vote.
Section 659:95 - Sealing and Certifying Ballots.
Section 659:96 - Ballots for Constitutional Amendments.
Section 659:97 - Secretary of State to Prepare Containers, Sealers.
Section 659:98 - Delivery of Ballots to Town Clerk.
Section 659:99 - 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.