{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-655-42","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 655:42","heading":"Number.","body":"I. It shall require the names of 3,000 registered voters, 1,500 from each United States congressional district in the state, to nominate by nomination papers a candidate for president, United States senator, or governor.\nII. It shall require the names of 1,500 voters registered in the district to nominate by nomination papers a candidate for United States representative; 750 to nominate a candidate for councilor or state senator; and 150 to nominate a candidate for state representative or county officer.\nIII. It shall require the names of registered voters equaling 3 percent of the total ballots cast at the previous state general election to nominate by nomination papers a political organization.","path":["Title LXIII: ELECTIONS","Chapter 655: NOMINATIONS","Nomination by Nomination Papers"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXIII/655/655-42.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:35:27Z","sha256":"e12610403cbdf6ae16f0b28e113cc6290a67176b92d8279fc4447f5680db87c5","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-655-41","next":"us-nh/rsa-655-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}