HB309 (2013) Detail

Relative to filing for office.


CHAPTER 14

HB 309 – FINAL VERSION

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2013 SESSION

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03/09

HOUSE BILL 309

AN ACT relative to filing for office.

SPONSORS: Rep. Fields, Belk 4

COMMITTEE: Election Law

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies requirements for filing on the last day of the filing period. This bill also requires a primary candidate to declare that he or she is a registered voter.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

20Feb2013… 0303h

13-0683

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen

AN ACT relative to filing for office.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

14:1 Primary Candidate. Amend RSA 655:16 to read as follows:

655:16 Personal Filing. Except for those who must file with a town or city clerk, any person who files on the last day of the filing period must do so in person before the secretary of state; provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply to the filling of vacancies by party committees. If the person must file with a town or city clerk and is filing on the last day of the filing period, he or she shall do so in person.

14:2 Declaration of Candidacy. Amend RSA 655:17 to read as follows:

655:17 Declaration of Candidacy. Declarations of candidacy shall be in the following form and signed by the candidate:

I, _______________________, declare that I am domiciled in Ward _____, in the city (or town or unincorporated place) of __________________, county of ________________, state of New Hampshire, and am a [qualified] registered voter herein; that I am a registered member of the __________ party; that I am a candidate for nomination for the office of ____________ (or for delegate to the state convention) 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 the party in which I am registered as a candidate for such nomination or election. I declare that I am not a candidate for incompatible offices as defined in RSA 655:10, and that I am not a federal employee which makes me ineligible to file as a candidate for this office. I further declare that, if nominated as a candidate for said office or if elected as such delegate, I will not withdraw; and that, if elected, I will be qualified for and will assume the duties of said office.

14:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 8, 2013

Effective Date: July 7, 2013