New Hampshire § 666-2 - Section 666:2 Official Malfeasance.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 666-2 — Section 666:2 Official Malfeasance., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 666-2. Section 666:2 Official Malfeasance.
A moderator, supervisor of the checklist, selectman or town clerk shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if at any election: I. He shall knowingly receive and count any illegal vote; or II. He shall knowingly omit to receive and count any legal vote; or III. He shall knowingly remove any vote from the number of legal votes cast; or IV. He shall knowingly add any illegal vote to the number of legal votes cast; or V. He shall receive or count any vote given at such election by proxy, that is, without the personal delivery of such vote by the person entitled to give the same; or VI. He shall fraudulently declare the state of the vote in the election of any officer.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 666-2 cover?
Section 666-2 ("Section 666:2 Official Malfeasance.") 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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