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New Hampshire elections, 2013
New Hampshire election information for 2013 is listed below.
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2013 elections
Special elections
There were several special elections scheduled for the state of New Hampshire in 2013.
Elections by State House district and election date
District 6
State House Sixth Strafford District
Rep. Phil Ginsburg (D) resigned after he moved out of the district. A special election was called for February 4, 2014, with a primary held on December 17, 2013. Because only one candidate from each party filed, however, the special election was held on December 17, and Amanda Merrill won. Candidates had until October 22 to file certified nomination papers with the Town Clerk.[1][2]
- Related: See election results here.
District 35
State House Hillsborough District 35
Rep. Roland LaPlante (D) resigned in February 2013, citing health concerns. A special election was called concurrent with the November 5 municipal elections, with a primary scheduled for September 17. On September 17, Carl Andrade and Latha Mangipudi faced off in the Democratic primary, which Mangipudi won. Mangipudi ran against Peter Silva, winner of the GOP primary, in the November 5 special election, and Mangipudi won. The filing period for candidates ran from July 29 to August 5.[3]
- Related: See election results here.
District 14
State House Hillsborough District 14
In January 2013, Rep. Patrick Garrity (D) resigned because he moved out of the district. A special election was called for September 17, which Mary Heath won. The filing period for candidates ran from July 29 to August 5.[4][5]
- Related: See election results here.
District 4
State House Sullivan District 4
Thomas Donovan (D) resigned due to his health on February 20, 2013.[6] 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 was held on June 4 instead, which Joe Osgood won. Candidates had until April 12 to file certified nomination papers with the Secretary of State.[7][8]
- Related: See election results here.
District 9
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 O'Neil won.[9][10][11]
- Related: See election results here.
District 31
State House Hillsborough District 31
Rep-elect Stacie Laughton (D), the state's first openly transgender lawmaker, resigned her seat after it came out that she committed several felonies under the name of Barry Charles Laughton Jr.[12] A special election to fill the seat took place on February 19, 2013. Candidates had until December 28, 2012 to file.[13]
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.[14][13]
- Related: See election results here.
Voting in New Hampshire
- See also: Voting in New Hampshire
Important voting information
- New Hampshire has a mixed primary system. Registered Democrats and Republicans can only vote for their own party in the primary, but Independent voters may decide which party they would like to vote for. Unregistered voters can register on election day.
- Registration must be completed at least 10 days before the election if done in this fashion. You can also register at the polls on election day. Proof of age, citizenship, and residence is required to register.[15]
- New Hampshire does not permit online voter registration.
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee voting by state
For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in New Hampshire, please visit our absentee voting by state page.
Voting early
New Hampshire is one of 14 states that do not permit early voting in any form.[16]
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 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. New Hampshire received an overall score of 58 percent.[17]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ fosters.com, "Merrill files for state rep special election," October 24, 2013
- ↑ New Hampshire Secretary of State - Official Candidate List
- ↑ sos.nh.gov, "SPECIAL ELECTION," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ unionleader.com, "Two step up to run for Ward 7 state representative," April 24, 2013
- ↑ sos.nh.gov, "Special Election - Hillsborough District 14," accessed August 6, 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
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 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. accessed January 2, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedreg - ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Absentee and Early Voting," accessed December 16, 2013
- ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, "Election Performance Index Report," accessed April 23, 2014
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