Section 655:19 Filing Fees.
I. At the time of filing declarations of candidacy, each candidate for the following offices shall pay to the official with whom the declarations are filed the following filing fees, and shall file with the appropriate official the requisite number of primary petitions as provided in RSA 655:20 and 655:22, unless the candidate agrees to limit his expenditures in accordance with RSA 664:5-a. At the time of filing declarations of intent, each candidate for the following offices shall pay to the secretary of state the following filing fees, and the following filing fees shall be paid in addition to the requisite number of nomination papers which must be submitted and filed. The filing fee paid under this section shall be in addition to the administrative assessment paid under RSA 655:19-c. The filing fees shall be as follows:
(a) For governor, United States senator, and representative to Congress, $5,000.
(b) For executive councilor, $500.
(c) For county officer, $100.
(d) For state senator, $100.
(e) For state representative, $25.
II. The fees paid to a town or city clerk by candidates for state representative shall be forwarded to the treasurer of the town or city and shall be for the use of the town or city. The fees paid to the secretary of state shall be deposited by the secretary of state in the general fund.
Source. 1979, 436:1. 1985, 121:4. 1989, 212:2. 1990, 89:1. 1991, 387:3. 2003, 266:4, eff. July 15, 2003. 2009, 144:220, eff. July 1, 2009.