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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 4-A:2

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
In this chapter, “governor-elect” means the person who is the apparent successful candidate for the office of governor, as ascertained by the secretary of state following the general election. The term governor-elect shall apply to such candidate from the day of election certification by the secretary of state until the day of his inauguration.