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RSA 655:2 · Domicile

Title
LXIII: ELECTIONS
Chapter
655 · NOMINATIONS
Status
current
Official source linked
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655:2 Domicile. – To hold any elective office in the state, a person must have a domicile in the state. Registration to vote or voting in another state during the relevant time period shall create a presumption that a person does not have a domicile in this state. Source. 1979, 436:1. 2001, 118:1, eff. Aug. 25, 2001. Qualifications by Office

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Source. 1979, 436:1. 2001, 118:1, eff. Aug. 25, 2001. Qualifications by Office

Source history

  • 1979, 436:1
  • 2001, 118:1, eff. Aug. 25, 2001. Qualifications by Office

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  • 2026 HB1381 reference

    r, or state representative, he or she shall also file on or before the Wednesday following the period for filing declarations of candidacy the appropriate affidavit as provided in RSA 655:29. Any candidate so designated by a party committee who has not filed all the forms required by this section within the required period of time shall not have his or her name printed on the state primary election ballot f

  • 2026 HB481 amend · effective 2028-01-01

    the person must file with a town or city clerk and is filing on the last day of the filing period, he or she shall do so in person]. 44:6 Elections; Nominations by Primary. Amend RSA 655:21 to read as follows: 655:21 Form. Primary petitions shall be made in the following form: State of New Hampshire County of ____________________ ss. City (Town) of ____________________ I do hereby join in a petition

  • 2026 HB481 reference · effective 2028-01-01

    e filed shall immediately upon receipt thereof examine the same and ascertain whether they conform to the law. If found not to conform thereto or to be conflicting as provided in RSA 655:23, [he] they shall then endorse thereon the reason why such petition cannot be accepted and shall, within 24 hours, return the same to the candidate in whose behalf it was filed. In such case, the candidate may file suppl

  • 2026 HB481 amend · effective 2028-01-01

    eed $2,000. Fraudulently registering to vote or voting is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000. 44:7 Elections; Nomination by Primary; Examination and Rejection. Amend RSA 655:26 to read as follows: 655:26 Examination and Rejection. The officer with whom primary petitions are filed shall immediately upon receipt thereof examine the same and ascertain whether they conform to the law. If found

  • 2026 HB481 reference · effective 2028-01-01

    of governor, executive councilor, state senator, or state representative, unless the candidate shall file with the nomination papers an affidavit of qualifications as provided in RSA 655:28 and 655:29; and if a candidate for United States senator or United States representative, unless the candidate shall meet the qualifications for office under RSA 655:3 and 655:4. 44:12 Ballot Law Commission; Hearing

  • 2026 HB481 reference · effective 2028-01-01

    esentative, he or she shall also file on or before the [Wednesday] second Friday following the period for filing declarations of candidacy the appropriate affidavit as provided in RSA 655:29. Any candidate so designated by a party committee who has not filed all the forms required by this section within the required period of time shall not have his or her name printed on the state primary election ballot fo

  • 2026 SB405 reference

    ement is due. For a candidate or a political committee of a candidate, as defined in RSA 664, where the candidate has not filed a declaration of candidacy or intent, as defined in RSA 655, for the current election cycle, only subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), and (i) apply. Statements shall be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. according to the following schedule: 2 Campaign Donations at Certain Public Activiti

  • 2024 HB115 amend

    e appropriate official between the [first] second Wednesday in [June] March and the Friday of the following week a declaration of candidacy as provided in RSA 655:17. 5 Elections; Nominations by Primary. Amend RSA 655:21 to read as follows: 655:21 Form. Primary petitions shall be made in the following form: State of New Hampshire County of ____________________ ss. City (Town) of ____________________ I do hereby join in a petit

  • 2024 HB115 amend

    eed one year and a fine not to exceed $2,000. Fraudulently registering to vote or voting is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000. 6 Elections; Nomination by Primary; Examination and Rejection. Amend RSA 655:26 to read as follows: 655:26 Examination and Rejection. The officer with whom primary petitions are filed shall immediately upon receipt thereof examine the same and ascertain whether they conform to the law. If

  • 2024 HB115 reference

    with whom primary petitions are filed shall immediately upon receipt thereof examine the same and ascertain whether they conform to the law. If found not to conform thereto or to be conflicting as provided in RSA 655:23, [he] they shall then endorse thereon the reason why such petition cannot be accepted and shall, within 24 hours, return the same to the candidate in whose behalf it was filed. In such case, the candidate may

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