{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-658-20","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 658:20","heading":"Clerk Pro Tem.","body":"If a town or ward clerk is absent from any state election or is unable to perform his duties and there is no deputy clerk as provided in RSA 41:18, a town or ward clerk pro tempore shall be appointed by the town clerk.","path":["Title LXIII: ELECTIONS","Chapter 658: PRE-ELECTION PROCEDURE","Absences Among Election Officers"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXIII/658/658-20.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:36:00Z","sha256":"e0ebaa70898726aad49ec48f0a5b2afdca40ce59fff9251d10080371caaa1905","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-658-19","next":"us-nh/rsa-658-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}