New Hampshire Statutes
§ 655:25 — Assent to Candidacy
New Hampshire § 655:25
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 655:25 (2026).
Text
No primary petitions as provided in RSA 655:21 shall be accepted by the official with whom they are to be filed unless there is attached thereto an assent to candidacy in the following form subscribed to by the person who seeks to have his name printed upon the primary ballot:
State of New Hampshire
I, ____________________ , of __________ in the county of __________ do hereby assent to the printing of my name on the primary ballot as requested in the attached petition. I further declare that I am a registered member of the __________ party.
(Signed) ____________________
State of New Hampshire
County of ____________________
The above-named, ____________________ , personally known to me (or who has proven his or her identity to me), appeared and made oath that the above declaration by him su
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Legislative History
1979, 436:1, eff. July 1, 1979. 2020, 35:1, eff. Sept. 26, 2020.
Nearby Sections
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§ 655:1
Citizenship§ 655:10
Incompatible Offices§ 655:10-a
One Representative District Only§ 655:11
Notice to Town and City Clerks§ 655:12
Posting Notice of Primary§ 655:13
Forms and Directions§ 655:14
Filing: General Provisions§ 655:14-a
Filing by Other Candidates§ 655:14-b
Form of Candidate's Name on Ballot§ 655:14-c
Change in Filing Period§ 655:15
Official With Whom to File§ 655:16
Personal Filing§ 655:17
Declaration of Candidacy§ 655:17-a
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 655:25, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/655/655%3A25.