{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-655-29","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 655:29","heading":"Qualifications of Candidates.","body":"The form of the affidavit provided for in RSA 655:28 shall be the following:\nI. (For use by candidate for governor): I, ___________________ , candidate for the office of governor, hereby swear (or affirm) that I have been domiciled in the state of New Hampshire for at least 7 years immediately preceding the election for which I am a candidate, that I am a registered voter, that I will be at least 30 years of age on the day of said election, that I am not a candidate for incompatible offices as defined in RSA 655:10, that I am not a federal employee, and that I am not a convicted felon who has not yet received a final discharge from sentencing.\nII. (For use by candidate for councilor): I, ___________________ , candidate for the office of councilor from the ___________________ district, hereby swear (or affirm) that I have been domiciled in the state of New Hampshire for at least 7 years immediately preceding the election for which I am a candidate, that I am now domiciled in councilor district no. __________ at the present time, that I will be at least 30 years of age on the day of said election, that I am not a candidate for incompatible offices as defined in RSA 655:10, that I am not a federal employee, and that I am not a convicted felon who has not yet received a final discharge from sentencing.\nIII. (For use by candidate for state senate): I, ________________ , candidate for the office of senator from the __________ district, hereby swear (or affirm) that I have been domiciled in the state of New Hampshire for at least 7 years immediately preceding the election for which I am a candidate, that my domicile is in senatorial district no. _______________ at the present time, that I will be at least 30 years of age on the day of said election, that I am not a candidate for incompatible offices as defined in RSA 655:10, that I am not a federal employee, and that I am not a convicted felon who has not yet received a final discharge from sentencing.\nIV. (For use by candidate for state representative): I, _______________ , candidate for the office of representative from district no. __________ of __________ county, hereby swear (or affirm) that I have been domiciled in the state of New Hampshire for at least 2 years immediately preceding the election for which I am a candidate, that I am now domiciled in district no. ____________ of ___________ county, the district I seek to represent, that I will be at least 18 years of age on the day of said election, that I am not a candidate for incompatible offices as defined in RSA 655:10, that I am not a federal employee, and that I am not a convicted felon who has not yet received a final discharge from sentencing. I further recognize that, if elected, I will serve as a delegate to the county convention.","path":["Title LXIII: ELECTIONS","Chapter 655: NOMINATIONS","Nominations by Primary"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXIII/655/655-29.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:35:27Z","sha256":"ff2ec9abc572500b07f18a6c91540aaa2729cab958ba01720b1b6c3a218298bd","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-655-28","next":"us-nh/rsa-655-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}