New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Bal - Ballot Law Commission
Chapter Bal 200 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Part Bal 205 - PLEADINGS, COMPLAINTS AND MOTIONS
Section Bal 205.01 - Pleadings

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Bal 205.01

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) All petitions shall contain:

(1) The name and address of the petitioner;

(2) The name and address of the petitioner's representative, if any;

(3) A concise statement of the facts which warrant the relief requested from the commission;

(4) The description of the action which the petitioner wishes the commission to take; and

(5) A citation to any statutes, rules, orders, or other authority which entitles the petitioner to have the commission act as requested.

(b) All replies to complaints and petitions shall contain:

(1) The name and address of the respondent;

(2) The name and address of the representative of the respondent, if any;

(3) A statement admitting or denying each fact alleged in the petition;

(4) A statement admitting or denying the authority identified by the petitioner;

(5) A concise statement of any additional or different facts which warrant the commission acting in the manner requested by the respondent;

(6) A citation to any statutes, rules, orders or other authority, not identified in the petition, having a bearing upon the subject matter of the petition; and

(7) A description of the action which the respondent wishes the commission to take.

(c) Replies shall be filed within 15 days from the date of the petition unless otherwise ordered by the commission because of statutory time constraints, emergency or agreement of the parties.

(d) Any fact contained in the petition which is not denied in the reply shall be deemed admitted by the respondent. A statement that the respondent lacks sufficient knowledge to admit or deny shall be treated as a denial. The petitioner shall be presumed to deny all allegations in the objection, and no response shall be required to the reply.

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