New Hampshire § 659-65 - Section 659:65 Defective Ballots.
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§ 659-65. Section 659:65 Defective Ballots.
A ballot shall be regarded as defective in whole or in part and shall not be counted in whole or in part as follows: I. A ballot shall be regarded as defective in whole and shall not be counted in whole if either or both of the following conditions exist: (a) The ballot does not have printed upon it the official endorsement in accordance with RSA 656:17, unless it has been prepared in accordance with RSA 658:35. (b) No count of the ballot for any office received a majority vote of the election officials as provided in RSA 659:64. II. A ballot shall be regarded as defective in part and that part shall not be tabulated if either or both of the following conditions exist: (a) No count of the ballot for one or more (but less than all) offices received a majority vote of the election officials as provided in RSA 659:64, but the count of the ballot for the other offices results in no disagreement or can be agreed on by majority vote as provided in RSA 659:64. (b) The ballot has attached to it an adhesive slip, sticker, or paster not prepared in accordance with RSA 656:21 in the space for any office, but the rest of the ballot admits to counting as provided in subparagraph II(a).
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 659-65 ("Section 659:65 Defective Ballots.") 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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