{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-655-39","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 655:39","heading":"Death of Candidate.","body":"If any candidate to be voted for at the general election shall die between the date of nomination and the day of election, a new candidate may be substituted by the appropriate party committee by submitting the name of the new candidate to the secretary of state within 3 days of the notice of death. The name of the substitute candidate shall be placed on the ballots as provided in RSA 656:21.","path":["Title LXIII: ELECTIONS","Chapter 655: NOMINATIONS","Conduct of Primary"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXIII/655/655-39.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:35:27Z","sha256":"6b4cd9eebadeb94bbcc3a033e073283fb556cc0b5cf3bb84ebf8f2599c494e62","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-655-38","next":"us-nh/rsa-655-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}