TITLE LXIII
ELECTIONS

CHAPTER 658
PRE-ELECTION PROCEDURE

Election Day Morning Procedures

Section 658:32


[RSA 658:32 effective until Sept. 8, 2026; see also RSA 658:32 set out below.]
    658:32 Pre-Election Certificate. – The secretary of state shall prepare and distribute to each town or ward clerk 3 copies of the pre-election certificate. When the ballots are counted, the moderator and clerk shall certify thereon the total number of ballots received. One copy shall be retained by the moderator for his or her records; one copy shall be retained by the clerk for his or her records, and one copy shall be forwarded by the clerk to the secretary of state with the election returns pursuant to RSA 659:75.
[RSA 658:32 effective Sept. 8, 2026; see also RSA 658:32 above.]
    658:32 Pre-Election Certificate. – The secretary of state shall prepare and distribute to each town or ward clerk 3 copies of the pre-election certificate. When the ballots are counted, the moderator and clerk shall certify thereon the total number of official and absentee ballots received. One copy shall be retained by the moderator for his or her records; one copy shall be retained by the clerk for his or her records, and one copy shall be forwarded by the clerk to the secretary of state with the election returns pursuant to RSA 659:75.

Source. 1979, 436:1. 2011, 185:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012. 2024, 4:11, eff. Feb. 1, 2024. 2026, 299:2, eff. Sept. 8, 2026.