New Hampshire § 659:65 Defective Ballots

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 659:65 — Defective Ballots

New Hampshire § 659:65

Title LXIIIELECTIONS

Ch. 659ELECTION PROCEDURE

SubdivisionCounting of Votes

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 659:65 (2026).

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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

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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).