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 by this Charter and New Hampshire state
law. The Moderator shall be elected at large at the regular Town election
for a term of two years. The Moderator shall have the power to appoint
all election officials except those which this Charter or New Hampshire
state law requires to be elected or otherwise appointed. The Moderator
shall be governed by New Hampshire state law when determining whether
all ballots from all polling places are to be counted in one or more
locations. A vacancy in the office of Moderator shall be filled pursuant
to New Hampshire state law.
[Amended 4-10-2007]
The Town Clerk shall prepare separate ballots to be used at
all local referenda and elections at which Town officers are chosen.
The ballots shall contain in appropriate sections the names of all
candidates, listed as prescribed by New Hampshire State Law, 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 New Hampshire state law.
Except as otherwise provided by New Hampshire state law, before
performing any act under this election or appointment, each person
elected or appointed shall take and subscribe to an oath to qualify
him or her to enter upon the duties of office within 30 days of the
receipt of an official notice by certified mail. A record of the taking
of such oath shall be made by the Town Clerk. Any oath required by
this section may be administered by any officer authorized by New
Hampshire state law to administer oaths. If, within 30 days from the
date of such election or appointment, such person shall not take,
subscribe to, and file with the Town Clerk an oath of office, such
neglect shall be deemed a refusal to serve and the office shall be
deemed vacant, unless the Town Council shall extend the time in which
such person may qualify.
The election laws of the State of New Hampshire shall govern
the resolution of any contested election.