RSA 660:6. Declaration; Certificate.

I. If the recount shall show that some candidate other than the one declared elected upon the original canvass of votes has the greatest number of votes cast for the office, the secretary of state shall declare said candidate to be elected; and, unless the result is changed upon an appeal taken to the ballot law commission, as provided in RSA 665:8, II, such candidate shall be entitled to a certificate of election. II. If any person who has applied for a recount is declared elected by reason of said recount, the secretary of state shall return to the person within 10 days of the recount all fees paid at the time of applying. III. If any person who has applied for a recount loses the recount by a margin of less than one percent of the total ballots cast in the towns which comprise the district for the office recounted, the secretary of state shall return to the person within 10 days of the recount any fees that were paid in excess of those required by RSA 660:2, I. Source: Source. 1979, 436:1. 1995, 69:4. 2003, 151:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2004. 2025, 102:7, eff. June 17, 2025.