New Hampshire Statutes
§ 655:5 — Governor
New Hampshire § 655:5
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 655:5 (2026).
Text
To hold the office of governor, a person must be qualified as provided in Part 2, Article 42 of the state constitution: at the time of the election, the person must have been an inhabitant of this state for 7 years next preceding, and be of the age of 30 years.
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Legislative History
1979, 436:1. 2003, 22:1, eff. April 24, 2003.
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 § 655:5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/655/655%3A5.