New Hampshire Revised Statutes 659:65 – Defective Ballots
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A ballot shall be regarded as defective in whole or in part and shall not be counted in whole or in part as follows:
I. A ballot shall be regarded as defective in whole and shall not be counted in whole if either or both of the following conditions exist:
(a) The ballot does not have printed upon it the official endorsement in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 656:17, unless it has been prepared in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 658:35.
(b) No count of the ballot for any office received a majority vote of the election officials as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:64.
II. A ballot shall be regarded as defective in part and that part shall not be tabulated if either or both of the following conditions exist:
(a) No count of the ballot for one or more (but less than all) offices received a majority vote of the election officials as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:64, but the count of the ballot for the other offices results in no disagreement or can be agreed on by majority vote as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:64.
(b) The ballot has attached to it an adhesive slip, sticker, or paster not prepared in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 656:21 in the space for any office, but the rest of the ballot admits to counting as provided in subparagraph II(a).
I. A ballot shall be regarded as defective in whole and shall not be counted in whole if either or both of the following conditions exist:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 659:65
- 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
(a) The ballot does not have printed upon it the official endorsement in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 656:17, unless it has been prepared in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 658:35.
(b) No count of the ballot for any office received a majority vote of the election officials as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:64.
II. A ballot shall be regarded as defective in part and that part shall not be tabulated if either or both of the following conditions exist:
(a) No count of the ballot for one or more (but less than all) offices received a majority vote of the election officials as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:64, but the count of the ballot for the other offices results in no disagreement or can be agreed on by majority vote as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:64.
(b) The ballot has attached to it an adhesive slip, sticker, or paster not prepared in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 656:21 in the space for any office, but the rest of the ballot admits to counting as provided in subparagraph II(a).