HOW TO FILE BY NOMINATION PAPERS TO BE A CANDIDATE IN THE 2004 GENERAL ELECTION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

HOW TO FILE BY NOMINATION PAPERS
TO BE A CANDIDATE IN THE 2004 GENERAL ELECTION
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

To be a candidate in the 2004 general election of a party OTHER THAN Republican or Democratic.

DECLARATION OF INTENT – Must be filed with the Secretary of State during the state primary filing period of June 2 – 11, 2004 along with the required administrative assessment fee:

The declaration of intent for President and Vice President shall be in the following form:

RSA 655:17-b. I, ___________, declare that I am domiciled in the city (or town or unincorporated place) of ____________, county of ____________, state of ________________, and am a qualified voter therein; that I intend to be a candidate for the office of _________________________ to be chosen at the general election to be held on the second day of November, 2004; and I intend to file nomination papers by the deadline established under RSA 655:43. I further declare that, if qualified as a candidate for said office, I shall not withdraw; and that, if elected, I shall be qualified for and shall assume the duties of said office. [Declaration of Intent shall be signed by the candidate and notarized by a notary public]

The declaration of intent for all other offices shall be in the following form:

RSA 655:17-a. 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 registered voter herein; that I intend to be a candidate for the office of ______________ to be chosen at the general election to be held on the second day of November, 2004; and I intend to file nomination papers by the deadline established under RSA 655:43. I further declare that, if qualified as a candidate for said office, I shall not withdraw; and that, if elected, I shall be qualified for and shall assume the duties of said office. [Declaration of Intent shall be signed by the candidate]

NOMINATION PAPERS – must be submitted to the secretary of state’s office no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 8, 2004. The number of individual papers with signatures of registered voters to be submitted is as follows:

CERTIFICATION OF NOMINATION PAPERS – Each nomination paper shall be submitted to the supervisors of the checklist of the town or ward in which the signer is domiciled. The supervisors shall determine whether or not the signer is a registered voter in that town/ward. Nomination papers shall be submitted to the supervisors no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 11, 2004 and they are to be available for return to the candidate no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 1, 2004. {NOTE: The city clerk may perform the responsibilities of the supervisors of the checklist under this section.}