TRADITIONAL TOWN MEETING WITH MARCH ELECTION – 2025
January 8
County officers assume office. RSA 653:10
Resumed meeting of the legislature. Part II, Art. 3, N.H. Constitution
Day for Secretary of State to lay the vote for Governor and Executive Councilors before the Senate and House of Representatives. Part II, Art. 42, 60, N.H. Constitution
January 11
Supervisors should post checklist showing party registration in town clerk’s office or at town hall; checklist must show place and time for session for correction of the checklist. RSA 654:33
January 14
Last day to publish notice of the January 21, 2025 session for correction of the checklist for town election in 2 appropriate places, one of which shall be the city or town’s website (if such exists) or published in a newspaper of general circulation. RSA 654:27; 669:5
January 21
Supervisors must hold session for correction of checklist from 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. and at the discretion of the supervisors for extended hours. Change in party registration may be accepted. RSA 669:5
January 22 – January 31
Filing period for town office in town using non-partisan ballot system. Candidates filing on last day must file in person. Clerk to be available between 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. on last day. RSA 669:19, 652:20
Declarations of candidacy. All candidates filing on last day must do so in person. RSA 669:19
January 31
Last day for party caucus to nominate candidates in towns using partisan ballot system. RSA 669:39
SB2/RSA 40:13 OFFICIAL BALLOT REFERENDUM – 2025
January 10
Last day for submission of petitioned articles which proposes a bond governed by RSA 33:8-a. RSA 40:13 II-a. (b)
January 14
Last day to Notice budget hearings. RSA 40:13 II-a. (a)
Last day for submission of petitioned articles. RSA 40:13 II-a. (b)
January 21
Budget hearings. RSA 40:13 II-a. (c)
January 27
Warrants under RSA 39:5 and RSA 197:7 and budgets shall be posted and copies available to the general public on or before the last Monday in January. RSA 40:13 II-a (d)
SB2 Petition Filing dates are listed. Other SB2 dates are dependent on local options, therefore are not listed.
TRADITIONAL TOWN MEETING WITH MARCH ELECTION – 2025
February 4
Last day for 2 percent of voters of a town to petition selectmen to place referendum on ballot to increase or decrease membership of board of selectmen. RSA 41:8-b, 8-d
Last day for 25 or more voters or 2% of the voters, whichever is less, in the town to petition selectmen to include warrant article. RSA 39:3
February 11
Last day for supervisors to post town election checklist at town clerks office or at town hall; notice of day, hour and place of upcoming checklist sessions must be posted with checklist. RSA 654:26, 669:5
February 21
Last day to publish notice of March 1, 2025 session for correction of checklist for town election in 2 appropriate places, one of which shall be the city or town’s website (if such exists) or published in a newspaper of general circulation. RSA 654:27; 669:5
February 24
Last day for selectmen to post warrant at all polling places and at the town clerk’s office and at town hall; warrant shall prescribe place, time of election, the time the polls are to open and the time before which polls may not close; warrant shall specify which items will be voted on by ballot. RSA 39:5; 669:2
SB2/RSA 40:13 OFFICIAL BALLOT REFERENDUM – 2025
February 7
Last day for submission of petitioned articles which proposes a bond governed by RSA 33:8-a. RSA 40:13 II-b (b)
February 11
Last day to Notice budget hearings. RSA 40:13 II-b. (a)
Last day for submission of petitioned articles. RSA 40:13 II-b. (b)
February 18
Budget hearings. RSA 40:13 II-b. (c)
February 24
Warrants under RSA 39:5 and RSA 197:7 and budgets shall be posted and copies available to the general public on or before the last Monday in February. RSA 40:13 II-b (d)
STATE GENERAL ELECTION – 2025
February 3, 2025
Last day for supervisors to send one copy of marked checklist from General Election to State Archives. RSA 659:102
SB2 Petition Filing dates are listed. Other SB2 dates are dependent on local options, therefore are not listed.
TRADITIONAL TOWN MEETING WITH MARCH ELECTION – 2025
March 1
Session of supervisors for corrections to the checklist. RSA 654:28; 669:5
Last day for town clerk/supervisors to accept voter registration applications. No additions or corrections shall be made to the checklist after this session, until election day, except as provided in RSA 659:12. RSA 654:8, II
Reports of transfer; reports of death; removal of names. RSA 654:36, 37, 44
March 7
Last day for supervisors to post final corrected checklist, on or before midnight. RSA 654:28
Certification of checklist, 2 copies filed with town clerk. RSA 654:28, 29
March 10
Town clerk must be available to accept any completed absentee ballots filed in person, or delivered by an absentee voter’s delivery agent between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. RSA 652:20; 669:29; 657:4; 657:17; 657:17-a; 657:24. The deadline for requesting that an absentee ballot be mailed to a voter is 12:00 p.m. (Noon) on the Monday before an election. RSA 657:15, I
March 11
Town Election Day. – Voters may register at the polls on election day. RSA 39:1; 669:1; 654:7-a, 7-b
Any person has the right to observe in-person voter registration. They may not be positioned within 5 feet of the voter registration table. The ballot clerk must publicly announce name and address of person registering. RSA 654:7-c
No person not authorized by law may stand or sit within 6 feet of the ballot clerk for purposes of observing the check-in of voters without the express permission of the moderator. RSA 659:13-a; 666:4,5
March 14
Last day for any person for whom a vote was cast to apply to town clerk for a recount. Clerk must be available at least between 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. RSA 669:30; 652:20
March 18
Last day for 10 voters of a town to petition clerk to recount ballots on any question printed on official ballot. Clerk must be available at least between 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. RSA 40:4-c; 652:20
