New Hampshire § 44-17 - Section 44:17 Recounts.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 44-17 — Section 44:17 Recounts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-17. Section 44:17 Recounts.
If 25 legal voters of a city shall, before the expiration of 15 days from the date of an annual or biennial municipal meeting, apply in writing to the city clerk for a recount of the ballots cast at said meeting on a question affecting said city only, the clerk shall appoint a time for the recount not earlier than 7 days nor later than 10 days after the receipt of said application. The applicants for such recount shall pay to the city clerk for the use of the city a fee of $25. At the time appointed, the city council shall meet in convention and shall recount the ballots under such rules of procedure as they shall determine.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-17 ("Section 44:17 Recounts.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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