NEW HAMPSHIRE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION POLITICAL CALENDAR January 8, 2008
December 8, 2007 – Last day for Secretary of State to have federal overseas citizen ballots delivered to clerks. RSA 657:10
December 11, 2007 – Last day for supervisors to post copy of checklist for primary in the town or city clerk’s office or at town or city hall; notice of day, place, hour of upcoming checklist session must be posted with checklist. RSA 654:26, 27
December 22, 2007 – Last day to publish notice of December 29 session for correction of checklist. RSA 654:27
December 26, 2007 – Last day for supervisors to prepare and post checklist for additional polling place; checklist must be posted in town or city clerk’s office or at town or city hall and 2 copies to be filed with clerk. RSA 658:12; 652:18
December 29, 2007 – Session for correction of checklist to be held as a minimum requirement between 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. and at the discretion of the supervisors for extended hours. RSA 654:27, 28.
Last day for town clerk/supervisors to accept voter registration applications. No additions or corrections shall be made to the checklist after this session, until election day, except as provided in RSA 659:12. RSA 654:8, II.
Reports of transfer, reports of death, removal of names allowed. RSA 654:36,37,44.
December 31, 2007 -- Last day for Secretary of State to deliver ballots to clerks. Ballots shall be inspected by town or city clerk in the presence of at least one other legal voter and resealed for use on election day. RSA 656:22.
January 4, 2008 – Last day for supervisors to post final corrected checklist and certification of checklist. RSA 654:28,29.
January 7, 2008 5:00 p.m. – City or town clerk must be available to accept any completed absentee ballots filed in person at least between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. RSA 652:20; 657:22.
January 8, 2008 Presidential Primary Election Day. Voters may register at the polls on election day. RSA 653:8; 654:7-a, 7-b
5:00 p.m. – Deadline for clerks to accept any completed absentee ballots that come through the mail. RSA 657:22.
January 11, 2008 – Last day for any candidate for whom a vote was cast in a primary to apply to Secretary of State for recount. RSA 660:7.
