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New Hampshire elections, 2013
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2013 elections
Special elections
State House Hillsborough District 14
- In January 2013, Rep. Patrick Garrity (D) resigned because he moved out of the district. A special election has been called concurrent with the November 5 municipal elections, with a primary on September 17 if necessary. The filing period for candidates runs from July 29 to August 8.[1]
- Related: See election information here.
- See also: New Hampshire state legislative special elections, 2013.
State House Sullivan District 4
- Thomas Donovan (D) resigned due to his health on February 20, 2013.[2] A special election was initially called for July 23, with a primary June 4. Because only one candidate filed from each party, the special election will be held on June 4 instead. Candidates had until April 12 to file certified nomination papers with the Secretary of State.[3][4]
- Related: See election information here.
- See also: New Hampshire state legislative special elections, 2013.
State House Hillsborough District 9
- Rep. Robert B. Thompson (D) resigned his position due to residency issues after moving to Florida the same month he was elected. A special election to fill the vacancy was held on March 19, 2013, which William J. O'Neil won.[5][6][7]
- Related: See election results here.
- See also: New Hampshire state legislative special elections, 2013.
State House Hillsborough District 31
- Rep-elect Stacie Laughton (D), the state's first openly transgendered lawmaker, resigned her seat after it came out that she committed several felonies under the name of Barry Charles Laughton Jr.[8] A special election to fill the seat took place on February 19, 2013. Candidates had until December 28, 2012 to file.[9]
- Laughton attempted to run in the special election, but was disqualified on January 2, 2013. As this left one Democrat (Pam Brown) and one Republican (Elizabeth Van Twuyver) in the running, the general election was moved up from April 9 to February 19, which Brown won.[10][9]
- Related: See election results here.
- See also: New Hampshire state legislative special elections, 2013.
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee Voting
Eligibility
You are eligible to vote absentee in an election if you cannot make it to the polls on election day for one of the following reasons:
- you will be absent on the day of any state election from the county, city, or town in which you are registered to vote
- you are unable appear in public on election day because of your observance of a religious commitment
- you are unable to vote in person by reason of physical disability
- you are unable to vote in person by reason of military service
- you are unable to appear at any time during polling hours at your polling place because an employment obligation requires you to remain physically at work or to be in transit to or from work from the time the polls open until after the time the polls close
Deadlines
There is no specific deadline for applying for an absentee ballot. The ballot must then be returned either in person by close of business the day before the election or by mail. If returned by mail, it must be received by 5pm on election day.
Military and overseas voting
For full details, visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program here.
Voting early
- See also: Early voting
New Hampshire is one of seven states that does not have any form of early voting.
Elections Performance Index
New Hampshire ranked 40th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2010 elections. The EPI examines election administration performance assigning an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. The indicators were chosen within the framework of determining the convenience and integrity of each of the three administrative phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. New Hampshire received an overall score of 58%.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ unionleader.com, "Two step up to run for Ward 7 state representative," April 24, 2013
- ↑ Concord Monitor, "2 Democrats resign from N.H. House, citing health and other reasons," February 20, 2013
- ↑ unionleader.com, "Filing period for special election for Claremont House seat opens today," April 7, 2013
- ↑ sos.nh.gov, "New Hampshire Secretary of State," Accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ Union Leader, "From Fla., Rep.-elect Thompson says he plans to resign the seat," November 28, 2012
- ↑ Union Leader, "Council approves special election for Manchester Ward 2 House seat," January 16, 2013
- ↑ unionleader.com, "Bill O'Neil wins Manchester 's Ward 2 special House election," March 19, 2013
- ↑ Boston.com, " Special election requested to replace lawmaker," December 19, 2012
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 New Hampshire Secretary of State, " Special Election," accessed December 21, 2012
- ↑ Nashua Patch, "Laughton Told She's Not Eligible, Drops Out of Special Election," January 2, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
- ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, Election Performance Index Report
