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RSA 658:1 · General Election

658:1 General Election. – At least 14 days before any state general election, the selectmen shall post a warrant at all the polling places and at the office of the town or city clerk or at the town hall. Said warrant shall prescribe the hour the polls are to open and the hour before which they may not close as provided in RSA 659:4 and RSA 659:4-a. It shall also state all offices and questions which are to be voted on and the location of the central polling place and of any additional polling places. If the selectmen neglect to issue a warrant for the state general election, or if they neglect to cause copies of such warrant to be posted agreeably to any vote of the town, they shall for each offense be guilty of a violation and any fines collected shall be remitted to the town. Source. 1979, 436:1. 1990, 119:12. 1998, 275:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1998. Inspectors of Election

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Source. 1979, 436:1. 1990, 119:12. 1998, 275:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1998. Inspectors of Election

Source history

  • 1979, 436:1
  • 1990, 119:12
  • 1998, 275:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1998. Inspectors of Election

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