{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-5-17","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 5:17","heading":"Duties.","body":"The deputy secretary of state shall exercise the duties of the office of secretary of state while the latter is absent, or unable from any cause to act.","path":["Title I: THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT","Chapter 5: DEPARTMENT OF STATE","Deputy Secretary"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/I/5/5-17.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:04:10Z","sha256":"dbc94af3e2310e0708877f4a39c4c578e276e6da251545e33542a03b0549ed7d","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-5-16","next":"us-nh/rsa-5-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}