Legal Opinion
Opinion of the Justices
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 16, 1974No. 7089PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
To His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council:
In the resolution you pose the questions whether write-in votes cast on voting machines in “one-choice” election contests should be counted by the secretary of state pursuant to RSA 59:98, by the ballot law commission according to RSA 68:4 II, and by the Governo'r and the Executive Council under RSA 63:7, 8. The right of citizens to vote is guaranteed by both the Federal and State Constitutions. U.S. Const, art. 1, § 2; amend. XVII; N.H. Const, pt. I, art. 11; State v. Sullivan, 101 N.H. 429, 430, 146 A.2d 1 (1958). A ballot is a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Smiley v. HolmSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Roudebush v. HartkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- City of Keene v. Gerry's Cash Market, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1973
- Murchie v. CliffordSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1911
- State v. SullivanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1958
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Wyman v. DurkinSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1974
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1976
- Durkin v. Hillsborough County Superior CourtSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1974
- Kibbe v. Town of MiltonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1997