{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-655-17","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 655:17","heading":"Declaration of Candidacy.","body":"Declarations of candidacy shall be in the appropriate following form and signed by the candidate:\nI. For candidates for delegate to the state party convention:\nI, __________ , declare that I am domiciled in Ward ___ , in the city (or town or unincorporated place) of __________ , county of __________ , state of New Hampshire, in state representative district county __________ and district ___ , and am a registered voter herein; that I am a registered member of the __________ party; that I am a candidate for delegate to the state convention to be made at the primary election to be held on the ___ day of __________ ; and I hereby request that my name be printed on the official primary ballot of the party in which I am registered as a candidate for such election. I declare that I am not a federal employee which makes me ineligible to file as a candidate for this office. If I have been convicted of a felony, I declare that I have completed my sentence as required in RSA 607-A:2. I further declare that, if elected as such delegate, I will not withdraw; and that, if elected, I will be qualified for and will assume the duties of said office.\nII. For all other declarations of candidacy:\nI, __________ , declare that I am domiciled in Ward ___ , in the city (or town or unincorporated place) of __________ , county of __________ , state of New Hampshire, and am a registered voter herein; that I am a registered member of the __________ party; that I am a candidate for nomination for the office of __________ to be made at the primary election to be held on the ___ day of __________ ; and I hereby request that my name be printed on the official primary ballot of the party in which I am registered as a candidate for such nomination. I declare that I am not a candidate for incompatible offices as defined in RSA 655:10, and that I am not a federal employee which makes me ineligible to file as a candidate for this office. If I have been convicted of a felony, I declare that I have completed my sentence as required in RSA 607-A:2. I further declare that, if nominated as a candidate for said office, I will not withdraw; and that, if elected, I will be qualified for and will assume the duties of said office.","path":["Title LXIII: ELECTIONS","Chapter 655: NOMINATIONS","Nominations by Primary"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXIII/655/655-17.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:35:27Z","sha256":"1c8a007fb1d02c48a87cbe5a46bfb48becd4a3f4eacc65e9edd0e338277ba950","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-655-16","next":"us-nh/rsa-655-17-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}