National Elections
New Hampshire is well known in national politics for holding the first primary in the quadrennial U.S. presidential election cycle. This so-called New Hampshire primary is actually mandated by state law. New Hampshire RSA 653:9 requires that the state's presidential primary elections be scheduled on the earlier of:
- the second Tuesday in March, or
- no less than seven (7) days prior to the holding of a "similar election" in any other state
Read more about this topic: Elections In New Hampshire
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