Title LXIII, Elections

"Election officer" shall mean any moderator, deputy moderator, assistant moderator, town clerk, deputy town clerk, city clerk, deputy city clerk, ward clerk, selectman, supervisor of the checklist, registrar, or deputy registrar.

The term "supervisors of the checklist" shall include any board of registrars or similar body performing the functions of registering voters and correcting the checklist in cities.

The term "town" shall include wards in cities.

The term "undeclared voter" shall mean a voter who is registered as a member of no political party.

"UOCAVA voters" shall mean absent uniformed services voters, absent voters temporarily residing outside the United States, and federal ballot only voters domiciled outside the United States as described in RSA 654:3.

"Absent uniformed services voters" shall mean persons who are absent from the places of residence in New Hampshire where they are otherwise qualified to vote who are: I. Members of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, and National Guard…

"Accessible voting system" shall mean the system chosen by the state in federal elections or by municipalities in local elections to meet the accessibility for individuals with disabilities requirements of section 301 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, 42 U.S.C. section 15481,…

"Business session" means, in a town that has not adopted the provisions of RSA 40:13, the session of a town meeting at which voters discuss, deliberate, and vote on matters other than the election of officers by official ballot and other questions that are placed on the official …

"Deliberative session" means the first session of a meeting in a town that has adopted the provisions of RSA 40:13.

"Official ballot voting day" means the day on which voters in a town vote on the election of officers or other questions authorized by law to be voted on by official ballot, or both, in compliance with the procedures for elections for the partisan official ballot system as set fo…

Electioneering means visibly displaying or audibly disseminating information that a reasonable person would believe explicitly advocates for or against any candidate, political party, or measure being voted. Electioneering includes, but is not limited to: I. Wearing clothing or p…

For the purposes of the election laws, a uniform system of computation of time shall be maintained.

I. Except where specifically stated to the contrary, when a period or limit of time is to be reckoned from a day or date, that day or date shall be excluded from and the day on which an act should occur shall be included in the computation of the period or limit of time. II. When…

"Regular election" shall mean an election required to be held periodically under the election laws, a city charter, or a local by-law, and which is held in accordance with the same. Any other election shall be a "special election." As used in the election laws, "election" shall m…

Whenever the election laws require a filing with or an action by an official, such filing or action shall be performed before 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the stipulated day. During the afternoon of the stipulated day, the school district clerk or his designee, or the town clerk…

Prior to the state primary election, the secretary of state with the advice and approval of the attorney general shall prepare a political calendar for state and town elections setting forth the dates when action required under the election laws must be taken. Any action taken by…

The secretary of state, with the advice and approval of the attorney general, shall prepare or cause to be prepared preceding each state general election an up-to-date manual on the New Hampshire election laws and procedures for conducting elections. The manual shall be written i…

I. The secretary of state shall be the chief election officer for the state. The secretary of state shall provide information regarding voter registration procedures and absentee ballot procedures for all voters, including absent uniformed services voters, absent voters temporari…

Every town and city clerk shall prominently display a notice prepared by the secretary of state explaining the photo identification requirements for voters and directing voters to the department of state's website for additional information. Such notice shall be displayed for at …

I. The secretary of state shall prepare an explanatory document explaining the proof of identity requirements of RSA 659:13, including all the permissible methods for proving identity and the dates of applicability of these requirements. The secretary of state shall provide copie…

I. Cities and towns are hereby authorized to use electronic poll book devices for voter registration and check-in for elections, town business and deliberative sessions and special meetings, and school district business and deliberative sessions and special meetings provided that…

"State election" shall mean an election to choose a federal, state, or county officer or a delegate to a party convention or to nominate a candidate for federal, state or county office. The 3 types of state elections are defined in RSA 652:4, 652:5 and 652:6.

"State general election" shall mean an election to choose a federal, state, or county officer.

"State primary election" shall mean an election to nominate a candidate for federal, state, or county office or to choose a delegate to a state party convention.

"Presidential primary election" shall mean an election to choose delegates to a national party convention.

"Town election" shall mean an election to choose a town officer.

"City election" shall mean an election to choose a city officer.

"School district election" shall mean an election to choose a school district officer.