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RSA 655:42 · Number

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It shall require the names of 3,000 registered voters, 1,500 from each United States congressional district in the state, to nominate by nomination papers a candidate for president, United States senator, or governor.

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It shall require the names of 1,500 voters registered in the district to nominate by nomination papers a candidate for United States representative; 750 to nominate a candidate for councilor or state senator; and 150 to nominate a candidate for state representative or county officer.

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It shall require the names of registered voters equaling 3 percent of the total ballots cast at the previous state general election to nominate by nomination papers a political organization. Source. 1979, 436:1. 1981, 412:1. 1996, 36:5. 2001, 142:3; 185:3. 2009, 214:6, eff. Sept. 13, 2009. 2025, 102:1, eff. June 17, 2025.

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Source note

Source. 1979, 436:1. 1981, 412:1. 1996, 36:5. 2001, 142:3; 185:3. 2009, 214:6, eff. Sept. 13, 2009. 2025, 102:1, eff. June 17, 2025.

Source history

  • 1979, 436:1
  • 1981, 412:1
  • 1996, 36:5
  • 2001, 142:3; 185:3
  • 2009, 214:6, eff. Sept. 13, 2009
  • 2025, 102:1, eff. June 17, 2025

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