New Hampshire § 655-40 - Section 655:40 General Provisions.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 655-40 — Section 655:40 General Provisions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 655-40. Section 655:40 General Provisions.
As an alternative to nomination by party primary, a candidate may have his or her name placed on the ballot for the state general election by submitting the requisite number of nomination papers. Such papers shall contain the name and domicile of the candidate, the office for which the candidate is nominated, and the political organization or principles the candidate represents. Nomination papers shall be signed by such persons only as are registered to vote at the state general election. No voter shall sign more than one nomination paper for each office to be voted for, and no nomination paper shall contain the names of more candidates than there are offices to be filled. Each voter shall sign and date an individual nomination paper. Nomination papers shall be dated in the year of the election.
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Section 655-40 ("Section 655:40 General Provisions.") 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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