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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21:6 (2026)

Resident; Inhabitant

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    21:6 Resident; Inhabitant. – A resident or inhabitant or both of this state and of any city, town, or other political subdivision of this state shall be a person who is domiciled or has a place of abode or both in this state and in any city, town, or other political subdivision of this state, and who has, through all of his or her actions, demonstrated a current intent to designate that place of abode as his or her principal place of physical presence to the exclusion of all others.

Source. RS 1:5. CS 1:5. GS 1:6. GL 1:6. PS 2:6. PL 2:6. RL 7:6. RSA 21:6. 1981, 261:1, eff. June 16, 1981. 2018, 370:1, eff. July 1, 2019.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: Annemarie Guare & a. v. State of New Hampshire, 117 A.3d 731 (N.H. 2015).
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Annemarie Guare & a. v. State of New Hampshire, 117 A.3d 731 (N.H. 2015). · cites it 2× “2014) (defining “domicile”); RSA 21:6 (2012) (defining “resident”); RSA 21:6-a (2012) (defining “residence”).”
Caroline Casey, et al. v. NH Sec'y of State, et al., 2019 DNH 199 (D.N.H. 2019). · cites it 24× “The plaintiffs’ civil rights action challenges recent changes to N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 21:6 and 21:6-a, which altered statutory definitions of “resident” and “residence.”
In re Gary B., 466 A.2d 929 (N.H. 1983). · cites it 2× “The central dispute involves the meaning to be given the word “resided” as used in the statute.”
Richard v. Governor, 2024 N.H. 53 (N.H. 2024). · cites it 2× “2023) are unconstitutional because they permit the use of electronic vote counting devices which lack testing or certification procedures; (IV) RSA 21:6 (2020), RSA 21:6-a (2020), and RSA 654:1 (2016) are unconstitutional because they changed the definition of who can vote in…”
Piper v. Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 539 F. Supp. 1064 (D.N.H. 1982). “RSA 21:6 *1067 The requirement of actual residency at the time of admission to the New Hampshire Bar promotes the State of New Hampshire’s interest in ensuring that attorneys admitted to practice will become, and remain, familiar with local rules and practices.”
Caroline Casey & a. v. New Hampshire Sec'y of State & a. (N.H. 2020). · cites it 34× “] Are the definitions of “resident” and “residence” in RSA § 21:6 and :6-a, as recently amended, effectively the same as the definition of “domicile” as used in RSA § 654:1, such that one with a New Hampshire “domicile” is necessarily a New Hampshire “resident”? [2.”
Casey v. NH Sec'y of State (D.N.H. 2019). · cites it 24× “The plaintiffs’ civil rights action challenges recent changes to N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 21:6 and 21:6-a, which altered statutory definitions of “resident” and “residence.”
Opinion of the Justices (Definition of Resident & Residence), 191 A.3d 1245 (N.H. 2018). · cites it 19× “*1248 On May 16, 2018, the Secretary of State transmitted to the chief justice and the associate justices of the supreme court a certified copy of a resolution of the Governor and Executive Council dated the same date requesting an opinion of the justices regarding House Bill…”
Every v. Supervisors of Madison Checklist, 474 A.2d 1059 (N.H. 1984). “See RSA 21:6, :6-a; Laws 1981, 261:2. The applicable voting statute reads, in pertinent part: “I.”
In re Guardianship of D.E. (N.H. 2023). · cites it 5× “” NHH urges us to conclude that because the word “resides” is not defined in the statute, we should conclude that the dictionary definition of the term, rather than the statutory definition of “resident” contained in RSA 21:6 (2020), controls. Through RSA chapter 21 (2020), the…”
Morris v. Comm'r, N.H. Dep't of Revenue Admin., 2025 N.H. 37 (N.H. 2025). · cites it 6× “See RSA 77:3, I(a) (2012) (repealed by Laws 2021, 91:101, as amended by Laws 2023, 79:88, effective January 1, 2025); RSA 21:6 (2012). We affirm. I. Background [¶2] The following facts were found by the trial court or are undisputed.”
New Hampshire Democratic Party v. Sec'y of State & a.; League of Women Voters of New Hampshire & a. v. Sec'y of State & a. (N.H. 2021). · cites it 3× “The State also asserts that Guare should be overruled because it is “substantively incorrect” in that it “rests on the flawed premise that the statutory definition of domicile in RSA 654:1, I (2016) differed from the statutory definition of ‘residence’ and ‘resident’ under” RSA…”
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