hb 0441

HB 441 - AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT relative to qualifications of candidates.

SPONSORS: Rep. Clemons, Hills 31; Rep. Clegg, Hills 23; Rep. Weatherspoon, Rock 20

This bill requires that candidates for certain offices swear or affirm that they have been domiciled in the state of New Hampshire for a requisite period of time.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

AN ACT relative to qualifications of candidates.

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

1 Qualifications of Candidates; Affidavit; Domicile. Amend RSA 655:29 to read as follows:

655:29 Qualifications of Candidates. The form of the affidavit provided for in RSA 655:28 shall be the following:

I. (For use by candidate for governor): I, __________, candidate for the office of governor, hereby swear (or affirm) that I have been an inhabitant of and domiciled in the state of New Hampshire for at least 7 years immediately preceding the election for which I am a candidate, that I am a registered voter, that I will be at least 30 years of age on the day of said election, that I am not a candidate for incompatible offices as defined in RSA 655:10, and that I am not a federal employee.

II. (For use by candidate for councilor): I, __________, candidate for the office of councilor from the __________ district, hereby swear (or affirm) that I have been an inhabitant of and domiciled in the state of New Hampshire for at least 7 years immediately preceding the election for which I am a candidate, that I am now domiciled in councilor district no. __________ at the present time, that I will be at least 30 years of age on the day of said election, that I am not a candidate for incompatible offices as defined in RSA 655:10, and that I am not a federal employee.

III. (For use by candidate for state senate): I, __________, candidate for the office of senator from the __________ district, hereby swear (or affirm) that I have been an inhabitant of and domiciled in the state of New Hampshire for at least 7 years immediately preceding the election for which I am a candidate, that my domicile is in senatorial district no. __________ at the present time, that I will be at least 30 years of age on the day of said election, and that I am not a candidate for incompatible offices as defined in RSA 655:10, and that I am not a federal employee.

IV. (For use by candidate for state representative): I, __________, candidate for the office of representative from district no. __________ of __________ county, hereby swear (or affirm) that I have been an inhabitant of and domiciled in the state of New Hampshire for at least 2 years immediately preceding the election for which I am a candidate, that I am now domiciled in district no. __________ of __________ county, the district I seek to represent, that I will be at least 18 years of age on the day of said election, that I am not a candidate for incompatible offices as defined in RSA 655:10, and that I am not a federal employee.