New Hampshire

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New Hampshire Voting

Who Can Register:

• Register to vote at your town hall before the deadline or register to vote the day of the election at the polling place.
• No matter when or where you decide to register, you will be required to complete a Voter Registration form.

• New Hampshire inhabitants who will be 18 years of age or older on the day of the next election, and a United States citizen may register.

• There is no minimum period of time you are required to have lived in the state before being allowed to register. You may register as soon as you move into your new community.

ID Requirements:

You need to provide proof of your identity, age, citizenship, and domicile to register. Proof can be either by documents or by affidavit if you do not have documents with you. You may present documents in paper or electronic form.

• A driver’s license or non-driver ID from any state is proof of identity and age.
• A birth certificate, U.S. Passport/Passcard, or naturalization document is proof of citizenship

A New Hampshire driver’s license or non-driver ID showing your current domicile address;

• A document from the school that you attend showing that you live in campus housing. A document issued by the school that has your name and the address (on or off campus) where you live fills the requirement. Many colleges and universities provide students with acceptable documents.

• Students also may use a smart phone or other electronic device to show the election official a page from the college or university’s official student electronic records website. The web page must list the student’s name and dorm assignment or off-campus residence address. Some universities have established an on-line web page resource specifically for this purpose. Consult your school officials if you cannot find and display this information from your school’s system.

• A note signed by a school official, including a Resident Assistant or other person who supervises your dorm, fills the requirement under RSA 654:1, I-a.

• A rental agreement, lease, or similar document that shows your name and the address of your domicile. The document must show your domicile on Election Day.

• A document showing that you own the place you claim as domicile, such as a deed, property tax bill, or other similar document that has your name and address.

• A New Hampshire resident motor vehicle registration showing your domicile address.

• A voter photo ID issued by the NH Division of Motor Vehicles at no cost to you. o Ask your town or city clerk or the Secretary of State’s office for a voucher and present it to the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to get a voter ID card. Voter photo ID cards can only be used for voting purposes

• A document showing that you enrolled a dependent minor child in a public school that serves the town or ward of your domicile.

• Any state or federal tax form, other government form, or government issued identification that shows your name and your domicile address.

• Canceled mail addressed in your name to your domicile address that shows the U.S. Postal Service delivered the mail to you at that address.

• Any form from the U.S. Post Office showing your name and the physical address where you are domiciled (not a Post Office Box). The confirmation you received by e-mail or U.S. mail when you reported your new address to the Post Office fills the requirement.

• A public utility bill, such as an electric, telephone, water, gas, or other utility bill, with your name and domicile address on it.

• A note from a homeless shelter or other service provider located in the town or ward where you will vote that confirms they will receive U.S. mail sent to you at that address.

• You may also use any other document that shows proof of your intent to make the place you claim your voting domicile.

If you are over 65 years old you may use a photo ID regardless of its expiration date. Voters younger than 65 years old may not use a photo ID that has been expired more than 5 years.

If you do not have an approved photo ID you may get a free photo ID for voting purposes only by presenting a voucher from your town/city clerk to any New Hampshire DMV office that issues identification.

Absentee Voter Registration

You may register to vote by absentee (by mail) if one of the following is true:

• You will be absent from the town or city on the dates/times when the Supervisors of the Checklist meet to receive voter registration applications. The supervisors are required to meet on a date:

• 6 to 13 days before the September 13, 2022 primary and
• 6 to 13 days before the November 8, 2022 general election.

Absence includes an employment commitment that prevents you from attending a session of the supervisors. The term “employment” includes the care of children and infirm adults, with or without compensation;

• You cannot appear in public because of observance of a religious commitment;

• You are unable to vote in person because of a physical disability;

• You are a victim of domestic violence and have an active protective order or are participating in the Attorney General’s address confidentiality program; or

What is the domicile?

“An inhabitant's domicile for voting purposes is that one place where a person, more than any other place, has established a physical presence and manifests an intent to maintain a single continuous presence for domestic, social, and civil purposes relevant to participating in democratic self government. A person has the right to change domicile at any time, however a mere intention to change domicile in the future does not, of itself, terminate an established domicile before the person actually moves.” RSA 654:1, I. “A student of any institution of learning may lawfully claim domicile for voting purposes in the New Hampshire town or city in which he or she lives while attending such institution of learning if such student's claim of domicile otherwise meets the requirements of RSA 654:1, I.” RSA 654:1, I-a.

New Hampshire voters may vote by absentee ballot for specific reasons.

The reasons include; being absent from the voter’s city or town, a religious observance, disability or illness, and employment commitments (including caregiving) during the entire time the polls are open. Absentee ballots may also be available when a weather emergency impacts an election.

After you have applied for an absentee ballot, you can use the Voter Information Lookup to find out if your clerk has received your request, when the absentee ballot was sent to you, and when your clerk received your completed absentee ballot.

Request An Absentee Ballot

If you qualify to vote absentee, you will need to complete an absentee ballot application form (listed below) in pen or number 2 pencil only and return it to your local clerk.

If you have a print disability, you may apply for an Accessible Electronic Absentee Ballot

The Application for an Accessible Absentee Ballot can be read with NVDA and Jaws screen readers using Adobe Reader, which you can download for free here.

Early Voting and Election Day Voting

There is no early voting in New Hampshire. On Election Day,

The polling place hours of operation vary in New Hampshire. In general, polling places open between 6:00 am and 11:00 am and close at 7:00 pm. Contact your local election officials for hours in your community.