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RSA 659:36 · Marking Ballot by Election Officers and Auditors

659:36 Marking Ballot by Election Officers and Auditors. –

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I.

No mark of any nature shall be placed on any ballot by:

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(a)

An election officer except as provided in RSA 659:20, 659:22, 659:26-a, and 659:51.

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(b)

An auditor except as provided in RSA 660:34.

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II.

Whoever knowingly violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979. 2020, 35:5, eff. Sept. 26, 2020. 2024, 163:2, eff. July 3, 2024.

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Source note

Source. 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979. 2020, 35:5, eff. Sept. 26, 2020. 2024, 163:2, eff. July 3, 2024.

Source history

  • 1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979
  • 2020, 35:5, eff. Sept. 26, 2020
  • 2024, 163:2, eff. July 3, 2024

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