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          "basis": "The votes for governor are \"received, sorted, counted, certified and returned, in the same manner as the votes for senators; and the secretary shall lay the same before the senate and house of representatives, on the first Wednesday following the first Tuesday of January to be by them examined, and in case of an election by a plurality of votes through the state, the choice shall be by them declared and published\" (N.H. Constitution, Part II, Art. 42, as quoted in the General Court's text of CACR 21 (2005), an amendment that did not change it; the constitution pages on nh.gov could not be read, HTTP 403). That is Wed 6 Jan 2027. The SoS declares the result on the returns first (RSA 659:81); a candidate may apply for a recount by Fri 6 Nov 2026 (RSA 660:1), appeal a recount to the Ballot Law Commission within 3 days (RSA 665:8(II)) and then to the supreme court within 5 days on questions of law (RSA 665:16). No statute sets a date for the SoS declaration (NHPR, 30 Oct 2024). The window opens on 18 Nov 2026 (estimate, after the recount period; the U.S. Senate certificate was issued on 7 Dec 2022 and 2 Dec 2020) and closes at the end of Thu 7 Jan 2027, Eastern time, one day after the legislature's declaration date, to err late."
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            "check": null
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