Chapter 53 - NOMINATIONS, QUESTIONS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS, PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES

Section 53:1 - Parties entitled to make nominations
Section 53:2 - Nominations; procedure
Section 53:3 - Nomination of person not named on primary ballot; acceptance
Section 53:4 - Conventions, calling and holding
Section 53:5 - Certificate of nomination; contents; signatures; filing; written acceptance of candidate
Section 53:6 - Nomination papers; number of signatures
Section 53:7 - Nomination papers; signatures; addresses; submission; deadlines; correction procedures; certification and checking; special elections
Section 53:7A - Nominating petitions, etc.; signatures; certification
Section 53:8 - Certificates of nomination and nomination papers; contents; party designation; etc
Section 53:9 - Certificate of nomination and nomination papers; certification of candidate as registered voter; acceptance; statement of financial interest; filing
Section 53:9A - Nomination papers; cities or towns; applicable provisions
Section 53:10 - Certificates of nomination and nomination papers; time for filing
Section 53:11 - Certificate of nomination and nomination papers; objections; filing
Section 53:13 - Withdrawal of names of candidates
Section 53:14 - Death, withdrawal or ineligibility of nominees; filling vacancies; objections, etc
Section 53:15 - Certificate of nomination to fill vacancy; acceptance
Section 53:16 - Certificates, etc.; public inspection, preservation; etc
Section 53:17 - Blank forms for nominations
Section 53:17A - Endorsement for nomination of members of state political committees; procedure
Section 53:18 - Amendments to federal constitution; opinion of voters ascertained
Section 53:18A - Nonbinding public opinion advisory questions on local ballots
Section 53:18B - Written information relating to each question that shall appear on the city, town or district ballot
Section 53:19 - Questions of public policy submitted in certain districts upon application
Section 53:20 - Applications; signatures; identification; certification
Section 53:21 - Applications; filing; number of questions; resubmission
Section 53:22 - Instructions to representatives; necessity of majority vote
Section 53:22A - Signing initiative and referendum petitions; forms; receipt; filing date
Section 53:23 - Sections applicable to all primaries
Section 53:24 - Applicability of sections relating to elections and corrupt practices
Section 53:25 - Withdrawal of candidates
Section 53:28 - Protected information; penalties
Section 53:29 - Designation of primary officers, etc.; compensation
Section 53:30 - Designation of primary officers, etc.; wards or towns
Section 53:31 - Ineligibility to act as primary officers
Section 53:32 - Ballots; preparation and number
Section 53:33 - Ballots; color; specimen ballots
Section 53:34 - Ballots; substance; arrangement; form
Section 53:34A - Absentee ballots; application; forms; envelopes
Section 53:35 - Marking with a cross to constitute vote, etc
Section 53:35A - Use of pasters or stickers
Section 53:35B - Persons nominated by pasters or write-ins; notice of necessity of compliance with sec. 3
Section 53:36 - Delivery of ballots, etc., at polling places; posting specimen ballots
Section 53:37 - Party enrollment of voters
Section 53:37A - Absentee ballots; application; restriction to voters enrolled in one party; recording upon voting lists
Section 53:38 - Party designation of voters and eligibility to vote under party enrollments; certificate
Section 53:38A - Enrolled and unenrolled voters; counts by boards of registrars of voters
Section 53:39 - Counting votes
Section 53:40 - Number of votes necessary to nominate candidate not on ballot
Section 53:40A - Petitions for recount
Section 53:41 - Sections applicable to nominations at state primaries
Section 53:42 - Primaries held by wards, precincts or groups of precincts; notice to state secretary
Section 53:43 - Polls; hours when open
Section 53:44 - Nomination papers; number of signatures
Section 53:45 - Nomination papers; contents; signatures; acceptance; number of candidates; penalty provisions
Section 53:46 - Nomination papers; submission to registrars; certification; correction of district; number of names
Section 53:47 - Nomination papers; preparation; blank forms
Section 53:48 - Nomination papers; filing; certificates of nomination; term limitations
Section 53:49 - Nomination in case of withdrawal, death or ineligibility
Section 53:50 - Vacancies caused by withdrawal; time of filling; objections
Section 53:51 - Counting of ballots
Section 53:52 - Canvass and return of votes; certification and notification of nominees
Section 53:53 - Vacancies caused by ties; filling
Section 53:53A - Objections to nominations; withdrawals by nominees
Section 53:55 - Primaries for municipal nominations; objections; withdrawals
Section 53:56 - Primaries for nomination; submission of question; notice of result to state secretary
Section 53:57 - Notices of intention to participate in primaries
Section 53:58 - Blank nomination papers provided; contents
Section 53:59 - Nominations on blank nomination papers; signatures; acceptance
Section 53:60 - Nomination papers, etc
Section 53:61 - Nomination papers; filing; certification; correction of district
Section 53:62 - Death, withdrawal, etc., of candidates; filling vacancies
Section 53:63 - Polls open during certain hours
Section 53:64 - Canvass of returns of votes
Section 53:70A - Sections applicable
Section 53:70B - Delegates to national conventions; election; number
Section 53:70C - Primaries by wards, precincts, etc.; notice to state secretary
Section 53:70D - Nomination papers
Section 53:70E - Order of names on ballots; statement of preference; assent of candidates; counting preferential votes
Section 53:70F - Canvass of returns; notice; certification; certificates
Section 53:70G - Filling vacancies
Section 53:70H - Applicability of certain other sections
Section 53:70I - Delegates and alternate delegates to national conventions; voting for president on first roll call
Section 53:71 - Certain municipalities to nominate at caucuses
Section 53:72 - Regulations for city or town caucuses
Section 53:72A - Time for holding city or town caucuses
Section 53:73 - Caucuses held by precincts or groups of precincts
Section 53:74 - Caucuses relative to special elections
Section 53:75 - Calling of caucuses; notice, etc
Section 53:76 - Persons entitled to attend caucuses; challenges; oath; penalties
Section 53:77 - Balloting; use of voting lists
Section 53:78 - Tie vote for caucus officers
Section 53:79 - Certificate of election; notice of nomination
Section 53:80 - Returns of caucuses at which direct nominations are made; tabulation of results; notice; recounts
Section 53:81 - Tie votes in direct nominations; filling vacancies
Section 53:82 - Polling places provided; notice
Section 53:83 - Notice of caucuses; procedure
Section 53:84 - Balloting and duration of caucus
Section 53:85 - Tie vote for elective office; proceedings
Section 53:86 - Ballots and check lists; transmission to city or town clerk; preservation
Section 53:87 - Contested elections, etc.; preservation of ballots; notice; recount; penalties
Section 53:88 - Calling of caucuses
Section 53:89 - Adoption of law for official ballots; calling caucuses; notice
Section 53:90 - Revocation of acceptance of special provision; notice
Section 53:91 - Time of holding caucuses
Section 53:92 - Notices of caucuses; contents
Section 53:93 - Polling places provided, etc.; voting lines
Section 53:94 - Notice by city or town committees
Section 53:95 - Blank nomination papers provided; contents
Section 53:96 - Nominations to be made by nomination papers; acceptance; vacancies, etc
Section 53:97 - Nomination papers; sealing; filing; opening, etc
Section 53:98 - Correction of errors; notice
Section 53:99 - Proceedings in cities when papers not filed; filling vacancies
Section 53:100 - Proceedings in towns when papers not filed
Section 53:101 - Withdrawals; filling vacancies
Section 53:102 - Nomination papers; delivery to city or town clerk
Section 53:103 - Nomination papers; correction of errors
Section 53:104 - Objections to nomination papers
Section 53:105 - Ballots; cities or towns to provide
Section 53:106 - Form of official ballot, etc
Section 53:107 - Applicability of certain laws
Section 53:108 - Order of business
Section 53:109 - Challenges
Section 53:110 - Counting of ballots; announcing result; sealing; transmittal of records
Section 53:111 - Certified copy of voting list
Section 53:112 - Recount of ballots
Section 53:113 - Caucus officers; eligibility; terms; oaths; duties
Section 53:114 - Vacancies; additional officers
Section 53:115 - Appointment of officers for first caucus
Section 53:116 - Caucus officers in newly incorporated cities or cities redivided into wards
Section 53:117 - Caucuses to nominate municipal officers; convention delegates; committees
Section 53:118 - Notice of caucus; chairman; order of business
Section 53:119 - Elections by ballot; written request
Section 53:120 - Preservation of ballots and voting lists, etc
Section 53:121 - Calling town caucus at annual meeting; rescission, etc.; nominations; tie vote
Section 53:122 - Regional school district-wide elections; applicable provisions