Elections
Filing Periods:
August 2, 2023- August 11, 2023 for Laconia Municipal Election
2023 Election Dates & Polling Hours:
** Tentative Municipal Primary date **
Tuesday September 12, 2023 from 8 AM- 6 PM
Per City Charter Section 2:06 -
For the offices of Mayor and Ward Councilors, a primary election will be held when three or more declarations of candidacy are filed. If two or less declarations of candidacy are filed, the City Clerk shall deem the primary election unnecessary, and all names will appear on the municipal election ballot. |
For all other elected offices there shall be no primary election held. |
Tuesday November 7, 2023 from 8 AM - 6 PM
Supervisor of the Checklist Session
Public Notice: August 1, 2023 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM at the Laconia City Clerk's Office
The purpose of this session is to finalize all pending voter registrations prior to the Filing Period for the Laconia Municipal Election on November 7, 2023.
Voter Registration
The following documents are required for voter registration in the State of New Hampshire.
- Proof of Identity (examples: drivers license, non-drivers ID, or passport - or a Qualified Voter Affidavit may be completed)
- Proof of Citizenship (examples: birth certificate, passport or naturalization papers - or a Qualified Voter Affidavit may be completed
- Proof of Domicile/Residency (examples: utility bill, mail with your current address post marked within the last 30 days
Supervisors of the Checklist:
Marilyn Brown, Ward 1
Elizabeth Cooper, Ward 2
David Stamps, Ward 3
Amber Flanders, Ward 4
Christine Callaghan, Ward 5
Lynda Brock, Ward 6 (Chair)
If you have additional question regarding voter registration, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 527-1265.
POLITICAL SIGNS
The City of Laconia follows suit with the State of New Hampshire's RSA 664:17 in regards to NOT posting political signs on the City of Laconia's property.
RSA 664:17 regulates the placement of political advertising.
- Public property - no political advertising shall be place or affixed to any public property including highway rights-of-way
- Private property - requires the owners consent
- Utility poles/highway signs - no political advertising is allowed
- State-owned rights-of-way - political advertising is allowed as long as the advertising does not obstruct the safe flow of traffic and the advertising is placed with the consent of the owner of the land over which the right-of-way passes
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City Clerk's Office
Physical Address
45 Beacon Street E
1st Floor
Laconia, NH 03246
Phone: 603-527-1265Fax: 603-524-1766
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.