{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-652-12","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 652:12","heading":"Vacancy.","body":"A \"vacancy\" shall occur in a public office if, subsequent to his or her election and prior to the completion of his or her term, the person elected to that office:\nI. Either dies, resigns, or ceases to have domicile in the state or the district from which he or she was elected; or\nII. Is determined by a court having jurisdiction to be insane or mentally incompetent; or\nIII. Is convicted of a crime which disqualifies him or her from holding office; or\nIV. Fails or refuses to take the oath of office within the period prescribed in RSA 42:6 or to give or renew an official bond if required by law; or\nV. Has his or her election voided by court decision or ballot law commission decision; or\nVI. Is a member of the general court of New Hampshire and a member of a military reserve or national guard unit; and\n(a) The member was called to serve in an emergency; and\n(b) Service in such unit causes the member to be unable to perform his or her legislative duties, as determined by the house of representatives in the case of a member of the house of representatives and by the senate in the case of a member of the senate, for longer than 180 consecutive days; and\n(c) The selectmen of any town or ward in the district from which the member is elected request of the governor and council that the office be declared vacant.","path":["Title LXIII: ELECTIONS","Chapter 652: GENERAL PROVISIONS","Terms and Definitions"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXIII/652/652-12.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:34:54Z","sha256":"a1f54ac25ed7b6aecac975ed623d4e74675c7c3b42e20010f37622f4b81c34a7","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-652-11","next":"us-nh/rsa-652-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}