The Supervisors of the Checklist, the Moderator, and the Town
Clerk shall constitute the Board of Election Officers. The Moderator
shall be Chairman. The Town Clerk shall serve as the Clerk of the
Board.
There shall be a Moderator of the Town who shall have all the
powers and duties granted to him by this Charter and state law. He
shall be elected on an at-large basis to a term of two years at the
Town election. Without limitation to the foregoing, for election purposes,
the Moderator shall have the power to appoint all election officials
except those which must be elected or otherwise appointed. The Moderator
shall determine whether all ballots from all polling places are to
be counted in one or more locations. Vacancies in the office of Moderator
shall be filled by appointment only made by the Supervisors of the
Checklist.
A.
Number of Supervisors and length of term. There shall be three Supervisors
of the Checklist who shall hold office for six years (and until their
successors are elected and qualified) on a staggered basis so that
one Supervisor is elected at each off-year Town election.
B.
Vacancies. Vacancies in the Supervisors of the Checklist shall be
filled pursuant to RSA 669:64. The person so appointed shall hold
office until the vacancy for the unexpired term is filled at the next
Town election.
C.
Chairman. The Supervisors shall elect a Chairman for a term of two
years.
The Supervisors of the Checklist shall have such powers and
duties as are specified under New Hampshire law.
A.
Date of elections. The election officers, whose duty it is to conduct
regular elections, shall use a nonpartisan official ballot system
as detailed in the election laws of the State of New Hampshire,[1] on the second Tuesday in March to choose Councilors and
such other officials as specified by this Charter, each of whom shall
be elected by the voters of the entire Town.
[1]
Editor's Note: See RSA 652:1 et seq. and RSA 669:1 et seq.
B.
Time of elections. At all Town elections, the polls shall be open
not less than 11 hours and may be open not earlier than 6:00 in the
forenoon of the day of the election, nor later than 8:00 in the forenoon
of the day of the election, nor closed earlier than seven in the evening.
The Council shall determine the hours at least 30 days prior to the
election.
C.
Voter qualification. The election laws of the State of New Hampshire
shall govern voter qualifications.
D.
Location of polling. The Town Council shall specify the polling places
of the Town.
The Town Clerk shall prepare separate ballots to be used at
all local referenda and at elections at which Town officers are chosen.
The ballots shall contain in appropriate sections the names of all
candidates, listed in alphabetical order, without party designation.
Below the list of names of the candidates of each office there shall
be as many blank spaces as there are offices to be filled at the election.
No titles, military, professional, or otherwise, shall accompany the
name of any candidate on the ballot.
All the ballots cast at each election shall be preserved, maintained,
and sealed as required by the election laws of the State of New Hampshire.
Tied elections for any elected office shall be determined by
lot in a manner as decided by the Town Clerk in the presence of the
tied candidates.
Persons or candidates for elected office or as representing
or working for a candidate for office or promoting a petition, resolution,
referendum, or measure on the ballot may not solicit votes, display,
exhibit, or distribute any campaign materials in violation of local
ordinances or state statutes. The Moderator shall exercise his powers
under state law relative to the conduct of elections, distribution
of campaign materials, and electioneering within the polling place.
