Revision: April 16, 2010, midnight
HB 1245 – VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
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2010 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 1245
AN ACT relative to declarations of candidacy and intent by presidential candidates.
SPONSORS: Rep. L. Christiansen, Hills 27
This bill modifies the declaration of candidacy and the declaration of intent to be filed by candidates for president by inserting the presidential qualifications contained in the United States Constitution.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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10-2043
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to declarations of candidacy and intent by presidential candidates.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Presidential Nominations; Declaration of Candidacy. Amend RSA 655:47, I to read as follows:
I. The names of any persons to be voted upon as candidates for president at the presidential primary shall be printed on the ballots upon the filing of declarations of candidacy with the secretary of state in the following form and signed by the candidate:
I, _______________, swear under penalties of perjury that I am qualified to be a candidate for president of the United States pursuant to article II, section 1, clause 4 of the United States Constitution, which states, “No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.” I further declare that I am domiciled in __________, in the city (or town or unincorporated place) of _______________, county of __________, state of __________, [and meet the qualifications for the office of president;] that I am a registered member of the __________ party; that I am a candidate for nomination for the office of president to be made at the primary election to be held on the __________ day of __________; and I hereby request that my name be printed on the official primary ballot of said __________ party as a candidate for such nomination.
2 Declarations of Intent; Presidential Candidates. Amend RSA 655:17-b, II to read as follows:
II. I, __________, swear under penalties of perjury that I am qualified to be a candidate for president of the United States pursuant to article II, section 1, clause 4 of the United States Constitution, which states, “No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.” I further declare that I am domiciled in the city (or town or unincorporated place) of __________, county of __________, state of __________, and am a qualified voter therein; that I intend to be a candidate for the office of __________ to be chosen at the general election to be held on the __________ day of __________; and I intend to file nomination papers by the deadline established under RSA 655:43. I further declare that, if qualified as a candidate for said office, I shall not withdraw; and that, if elected, I shall be qualified for and shall assume the duties of said office.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.