{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-49-c-9","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 49-C:9","heading":"Qualifications for Office.","body":"No person shall be a candidate for the office of mayor, councilor-at-large, or alderman-at-large who is not a registered voter of the city. No person shall be a candidate for the office of ward alderman or ward councilor who is not a registered voter in the ward in which he or she seeks election. The charter may require a period of domicile of up to one year for eligibility to run for office.","path":["Title III: TOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGE DISTRICTS, AND UNINCORPORATED PLACES","Chapter 49-C: LOCAL OPTION-CITY CHARTERS","Elections"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/III/49-C/49-C-9.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:35:09Z","sha256":"7f609cb3463ec2e5d7e56947ef1c47b5a3d96ed4f94991d201ed4d1ef9bdf136","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-49-c-8","next":"us-nh/rsa-49-c-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}