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1 Recount; Cast Ballots Exceeding the Number of Registered Voters. Amend RSA 660:1 to read as follows:
660:1 Application.
Any candidate for whom a vote was cast for any office at a state general election may apply for a recount, provided that:
The difference between the votes cast for the applying candidate and a candidate declared elected is less than 20 percent of the total votes cast in the towns which comprise the office to be recounted
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The application shall be made in writing to the secretary of state and shall be submitted no later than the Friday following the election. Each candidate requesting a recount shall pay the secretary of state fees as provided in [RSA 660:2](https://gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LXIII/660/660-2.htm).
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 Recount; Cast Ballots Exceeding the Number of Registered Voters. Amend RSA 660:1 to read as follows:
660:1 Application.
I. Any candidate for whom a vote was cast for any office at a state general election may apply for a recount, provided that:
(a) The difference between the votes cast for the applying candidate and a candidate declared elected is less than 20 percent of the total votes cast in the towns which comprise the office to be recounted ; or
(b) The total count of cast ballots exceeds the number of registered voters on the day of the election for any race, regardless of whether the candidate's race was affected .
II. The application shall be made in writing to the secretary of state and shall be submitted no later than the Friday following the election. Each candidate requesting a recount shall pay the secretary of state fees as provided in RSA 660:2.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.