New Hampshire § 657-22 - Section 657:22 Cutoff.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 657-22 — Section 657:22 Cutoff., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 657-22. Section 657:22 Cutoff.
In any state election, a town or city clerk shall not accept any completed absentee ballots delivered to the clerk after 5:00 p.m. on election day except as provided in RSA 657:21-a, V and RSA 659:20-a. The clerk shall record absentee ballots received after such time in the statewide centralized voter registration database with the return date and shall mark the ballot as rejected due to absentee ballot receipt after election day. The clerk shall retain the unopened ballot until the time set for the destruction of other state election ballots as provided in RSA 659:100 at which time the envelopes shall likewise be destroyed, unopened and unexamined.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Hampshire § 657-22
What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 657-22 cover?
Section 657-22 ("Section 657:22 Cutoff.") 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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