Section 657:9 Armed Services Voting.
Prior to any state election, the secretary of state shall prepare the following forms in such quantity as he may deem necessary:
I. Armed services absentee ballots as provided in RSA 656:35.
II. Affidavit envelopes of sufficient size to contain the ballots on which shall be printed the following:
(a) For Voters Who Are Registered. A person voting by armed services absentee ballot who is a registered voter in the town or city in which he or she desires to vote shall fill out and sign the following certificate:
I do hereby certify under the penalties for voting fraud set forth below that I am a voter in the city or town of __________, New Hampshire, in ward __________; that I will be absent on election day from said city or town and will be unable to vote in person; that I have carefully read (or had read to me because I am blind) the instructions forwarded to me with the ballot herein enclosed, and that I personally marked the ballot within and sealed it in this envelope (or had assistance in marking the ballot and sealing it in this envelope because I am blind).
| (Signature) ____________________ |
In accordance with RSA 659:34, the penalty for knowingly or purposefully providing false information when registering to vote or voting is a class A misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of imprisonment not to exceed one year and a fine not to exceed $2,000. Fraudulently registering to vote or voting is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000.
(b) For Voters Not Registered. A person voting by armed services absentee ballot who is not registered in the town or city in which he or she desires to vote shall fill out and sign the following certificate:
I do hereby certify under the penalties for voting fraud set forth below that I am an armed services voter under the laws of the state of New Hampshire, that I am at least 18 years of age and a citizen of the United States; and that, immediately prior to my service, my domicile was in New Hampshire at the following address:
street _______________ and number ____________________
city or town ____________________
I am not registered to vote in any state and am not voting in any other manner in this election.
| ____________________ |
| Signature of Voter |
In accordance with RSA 659:34, the penalty for knowingly or purposefully providing false information when registering to vote or voting is a class A misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of imprisonment not to exceed one year and a fine not to exceed $2,000. Fraudulently registering to vote or voting is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000.
III. Other forms as provided for in RSA 657:7, III, IV and V.
Source. 1979, 436:1. 1983, 220:3. 1988, 209:7. 2003, 289:39, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.