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September 1, 2020

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New-hampshire Voter Information

New-hampshire voter registration

First thing’s first, let’s check if you’re registered to vote. Once you’ve filled out this form, scroll down for instructions on how to register or vote if you’re already registered.

New Hampshire voter registration

Voter registration deadlines

  • In Person: Election Day. Before Election Day, the last day to register is the last meeting of the Supervisors of the Checklist. The supervisors meet once, 6-13 days before Election Day. Check your town/city website, or call your clerk’s office for the date, time, and location of the Supervisor’s meeting.
  • By Mail: Received between 6 and 13 days before Election Day, depending on which town you live in.
  • Online: N/A

Election day registration

If you have missed the voter registration deadline, you can still register to vote and a cast a ballot at the same time on Election Day. Simply go to your regular polling place or early voting site to register and vote. Voters should bring a valid photo ID to vote. Voters that do not bring a valid photo ID execute a challenged voter affidavit form and will later receive a letter requesting confirmation they voted. Contact your Local Election Office for questions about the process or identification requirements.

Voter registration rules

To register in New Hampshire you must:

  • Be a citizen of the United States
  • Be 18 years of age or older on Election Day
  • Register to vote only in the town or ward in which you actually live
  • Not have been convicted of a felony, unless you are past your final discharge
  • Not have been ever convicted of bribery or intimidation relating to elections

How to register to vote in New Hampshire

  • New Hampshire residents cannot use the National Voter Registration form
  • New Hampshire strongly prefers that residents register to vote in person
  • If you cannot register to vote in person, call your town or city clerk and ask them to mail you a New Hampshire Voter Registration Form. This form is not available online. You can only get this form from your town or city clerk
  • Once you get the New Hampshire voter registration form, fill it out completely and send it back to the address on the form.
  • If you have any questions, please contact your Local Election Office

Registering with felony status

If you have been convicted of a felony and have questions about whether you can register to vote, visit Restore Your Vote to determine your eligibility.

New Hampshire absentee ballots

Absentee ballot application deadlines

  • In Person: No specific deadline.
  • By Mail: No specific deadline. We recommend requesting your ballot at least 7 days before Election Day.
  • Online: N/A

Voted absentee ballots are due

Received by 5pm Election Day.

Absentee ballot rules

You may vote by absentee ballot in New Hampshire if:

  • you will be absent on the day of any state election from the county, city, or town in which you are registered to vote
  • you are unable appear in public on Election Day because of your observance of a religious commitment
  • you are unable to vote in person by reason of physical disability
  • you are unable to vote in person by reason of military service
  • you are unable to appear at any time during polling hours at your polling place because an employment obligation (including the care of children or infirm adults, with or without compensation) requires you to remain physically at work or to be in transit to or from work from the time the polls open until after the time the polls close

How to get an absentee ballot in New Hampshire

  1. Use our Absentee Ballot Tool to prepare your application.
  2. Sign and date the form. This is very important!
  3. Return your completed application to your Local Election Office as soon as possible. We’ll provide the mailing address for you.
  4. All Local Election Offices will accept mailed or hand-delivered forms. If it’s close to the deadline, call and see if your Local Election Office will let you fax or email the application.
  5. Double-check the deadlines and be sure to cast your voted ballot on time to be sure it is counted.
  6. Please contact your Local Election Office if you have any further questions about the exact process.

Once you get your absentee ballot in New Hampshire

  • Once you receive the ballot, carefully read and follow the instructions.
  • Sign and date where indicated.
  • Mail your voted ballot back to the address indicated on the return envelope.
  • Double-check the deadlines and be sure to cast your voted ballot on time to be sure it is counted.

new-hampshire early voting

Early voting starts in New Hampshire

N/A. New Hampshire does not offer in-person early or no-excuse absentee voting.

Early voting ends in New Hampshire

N/A. New Hampshire does not offer in-person early or no-excuse absentee voting.

New Hampshire voter ID

In-person voter ID requirements

If you are voting in person in New Hampshire, you must present one of the following forms of photo ID at the time you vote:

  • A driver’s license issued by any state or the federal government

  • An ID card issued by any state

  • A New Hampshire photo ID issued for voting identification only

  • A US armed services ID card

  • A US passport

  • A valid student ID card from a college, university, or career school approved or licensed to operate in New Hampshire; a public or accredited private high school in New Hampshire; Dartmouth College; or a college or university operated by the university system or community college system of New Hampshire If you don’t have one of these IDs, you can:

  • Present any other form of photo ID that can be verified by a voting official at your voting location

  • Have your identity verified by a voting official at your voting location

Absentee voter ID requirements

If you’ve voted in New Hampshire before, registered in person, or provided ID at the time of registration, you don’t need to provide ID to vote by mail.

If you’re voting in New Hampshire for the first time, registered to vote by mail, and didn’t provide ID when you registered, be sure to enclose a copy of your photo ID, or a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows your name and address when you return your ballot.

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