§ 669:23 — Preparation of Voting Materials

I. The town clerk shall prepare the official ballots for the town and shall arrange the names of candidates upon said ballots in parallel columns. Immediately above the names of each block of candidates shall be printed the title of the office for which they are candidates, such as "For Selectman." Below the title of each office shall be printed in small but easily legible letters:
(a) "Vote for not more than 1: (if there is only one office to be filled)" or
(b) "Vote for up to X; X will be elected" (insert the number of offices to be filled).
II. In cities and towns where an electronic ballot counting device is used for the counting of ballots, as provided in RSA 656:40, there shall be a square, box, oval, or other appropriate symbol for directing voters where to make the appropriate mark directly to the right of the name of each candidate. Whenever there are 2 or more candidates for the same office the names shall be printed upon the ballot in the alphabetical order of their surnames according to the alphabetization procedure established in RSA 656:5-a. Following the names printed on the ballot under the title of each office, there shall be as many blank lines as there are persons to be elected to that office which a voter may use to write in the name of any person for whom the voter desires to vote. In cities and towns where an electronic ballot counting device is used for the counting of ballots, as provided in RSA 656:40, there shall be a square, box, oval, or other appropriate symbol for directing the voters where to make the appropriate mark directly to the right of each blank line.

Legislative History

1979, 410:1. 2001, 80:1. 2010, 330:6, eff. July 20, 2010. 2024, 4:28, eff. Feb. 1, 2024.