{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-658-31","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 658:31","heading":"Counting Ballots.","body":"At or prior to the opening of the polls in each town or ward, the seal of the packages shall be publicly broken by the town or ward clerk; and the ballots shall be given to the ballot clerks and the ballots shall be examined and counted by the election officers in the presence of the clerk, the moderator, and at least one other legal voter. If the ballots are counted prior to the opening of the polls, the clerk shall post, in an appropriate place and prior to election day, notice of the time and place of the counting. With the exception of candidates standing for the office of moderator, assistant moderator, clerk, selectperson, inspector of election, and supervisor of the checklist, no person who appears on the ballot shall count ballots prior to the election.","path":["Title LXIII: ELECTIONS","Chapter 658: PRE-ELECTION PROCEDURE","Election Day Morning Procedures"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXIII/658/658-31.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:36:00Z","sha256":"ec2923937237b24058ee7603cba73201500595709e3dcf1dfaff6ae000b8a43c","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-658-30","next":"us-nh/rsa-658-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}