Section 261:45-a Members of Armed Services; Government Employees Deployed Abroad; Registration; Residency.
I. Any resident of this state who is on active duty to the armed forces of the United States, or who is employed by the State Department or other agency of the United States government shall not be considered as having lost residence when the sole reason for the person's absence is compliance with military or naval orders or federal agency orders that require deployment outside of the United States.
II. For the purposes of this chapter, the spouse or domestic partner of any resident of this state on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or the spouse or domestic partner of any employee of the State Department or other agency of the United States government, accompanying their spouse or domestic partner on an assignment abroad, may elect to register as a New Hampshire resident if the spouse or domestic partner has previously established residency in New Hampshire.
Source. 1996, 128:1, eff. July 20, 1996. 2008, 282:2, eff. Aug. 26, 2008.