State of New Hampshire Voting Requirements & Information

Statewide Voter Information

 

U.S. Domestic Voters

Federal and State Elections

New Hampshire General Election held on Tue Nov 3, 2020

Type

Deadlines

New Voter Registration
  • Tue Nov 3, 2020
  • Election Day Registration & Voting Tue Nov 3, 2020
  • Contact Local Election Office

Absentee Ballot Request

 Mon Nov 2, 2020

Absentee Ballot Return
Tue Nov 3, 2020 5:00pm EST
Voter registration "checklist" dates vary: please contact your city or town election office to confirm the local dates. Any NH voter may request an absentee ballot due to reasons concerning COVID-19.

Registration

You can register to vote or update your registration information:

  • at your town or city clerk office
  • at the office of your local Supervisor of the Checklist
  • on Election Day at your polling place
  • by mail ONLY if absent or unable to visit clerk's office; affidavit required

Election Day Voting

Polling places are open from 7am to 7pm on Election Day.

Find my polling place

Early Voting

A voter may submit an absentee ballot in person to a town or city clerk anytime after absentee ballots are available (approximately 30 days before an election) up until 5pm the day before Election Day.

Absentee Voting

A registered voter may vote absentee provided they meet one of the following criteria:

  • You are absent on the day of the election from the place in which you are registered to vote
  • You cannot appear in public on any election day because of a religious commitment
  • You are unable to vote in person due to a physical disability
  • You are unable to vote in person due to an employment obligation that prevents you from voting during polling hours; employment includes childcare or adult home care obligation

Note on COVID-19:

  • With the current public health advisories related to COVID-19, any voter who in their own judgment is advised by medical authorities to avoid going out in public, or to self-quarantine, qualifies to vote by absentee ballot.
  • This applies equally to voters who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or any other severe communicable flu, and those who are self-quarantining as a preventative measure.
  • Any voter’s reasonable determination that he or she qualifies satisfies the law.
  • If you are requesting an absentee ballot due to COVID-19, please choose "I am unable to vote in person due to a disability" on the application form, as your reason.

Absentee ballots may be returned by a specified family member up to 5PM on Election Day:

  • Specified family members are limited to your spouse, siblings or child
  • An affidavit will be required
  • ID required

You are eligible to vote in New Hampshire if you:

  • Are a U.S citizen
  • Are at least 18 years old by Election Day
  • Are domiciled in New Hampshire town or ward in which you seek to vote

Student Eligibility

If you are a student, you are eligible to vote in New Hampshire if:

  • You reside in New Hampshire but are attending college in another state
  • You reside in another state but attend college in New Hampshire
  • You provide a valid photo student ID from a college/university in New Hampshire at the polls

Voter Registration

In order to complete your voter registration in New Hampshire, you will need to prove age, domicile and citizenship. Accepted IDs include:

  • Valid Vehicle Registration
  • Valid Student ID
  • Certificate of Vehicle Ownership
  • Valid ID issued by another state
  • Birth Certificate
  • Valid non-driver's ID
  • Valid US Passport
  • Valid issued ID
  • Valid Military ID
  • Valid Driver's License except one issued to an individual that is not a United States citizen
  • A signed, Challenged Voter Registration Affidavit
  • Valid Federal issued ID

Note: You may use any combination of one or more of these IDs provided they establish proof of Age, Domicile and Citizenship.

Voting In-Person

If you are registered to vote in New Hampshire, you are required to show ID to vote; or, you may instead sign an affidavit or similar document. Accepted forms of ID include:

  • Valid New Hampshire Voter ID Card with Photo
  • Valid US Passport
  • Valid Military ID
  • Valid New Hampshire Driver's License
  • Valid Student ID
  • Valid New Hampshire Non-driver's ID
  • Valid Photo ID
  • Personal Acquaintance/Known by Local Election Official
  • Federally issued Driver's License

Domestic Voter

 In-Person Mail Fax Email Online

Voter Registration

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Absentee Ballot Request

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Blank Ballot To Voter

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Voted-Absentee Ballot Return

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Note: you must visit the Town or City Clerk's Office to register to vote in person. You may register to vote by mail ONLY if you are absent or have a disability that prevents you from registering in person. NH affidavit required.

Overseas & Military Voters

New Hampshire General Election held on Tue Nov 3, 2020

Type

Deadlines
Overseas Military

Absentee Voter Registration

 Received by Tue Nov 3, 2020 Received by Tue Nov 3, 2020

Ballot Request for Registered Voter

 Received by Mon Nov 2, 2020 5:00pm EST Received by Mon Nov 2, 2020 5:00pm EST

Ballot Return

 Received by Tue Nov 3, 2020 5:00pm EST Received by Tue Nov 3, 2020 5:00pm EST
Voter registration "checklist" dates vary: please contact your city or town election office to confirm the local dates. Any NH voter may request an absentee ballot due to reasons concerning COVID-19.

Overseas Voters

U.S. citizens living abroad have the right to vote as absentee voters, provided they are eligible to vote in their state. If you are living outside of the U.S. permanently, indefinitely, or temporarily, your voting rights stay with you, even if you never voted when you lived in the U.S. To vote from overseas:

  • Complete and send an overseas voter registration/ballot request form to your election office in the U.S. This is one specific form that will register you as an overseas voter and request your absentee ballot – simultaneously.

Many states allow children who were born overseas, but never lived in the U.S., to use their U.S. parents’ last residence address to register.

Military Voters

Service members and their eligible family members living outside their voting jurisdiction (within or outside the U.S.) are able to vote as absentee voters.

  • If you are a service member, or an eligible family member, there is a single form to file for both voter registration and ballot request. It is often called the “Federal Post Card Application” or the FPCA form. This form must be re-filed with your election office each time you change location.

To vote as a service member or eligible family member:

  • Complete and send a voter registration/ballot request form “FPCA” to your election office in the U.S. It is the same form in all states.

Voting Military

Service members and their dependents may register and request a ballot using the overseas voter registration/ballot request form ("FPCA"). Your state does not require an ID to be provided in order the register/request your ballot.

Voting Overseas

U.S. citizens living overseas may register and request a ballot using the overseas voter registration/ballot request form. Your state does not require an ID to be provided in order the register/request your ballot.

Overseas Voter

 In-Person Mail Fax Email Online

Voter Registration

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Absentee Ballot Request

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Blank Ballot To Voter

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Voted-Absentee Ballot Return

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A voter registration/absentee ballot form that is signed by the voter may be submitted to the town or city clerk by mail, by e-mail attachment or by facsimile, so long as the email attachment or faxed version contains a scanned signature of the voter.

Military Voter

 In-Person Mail Fax Email Online

Voter Registration

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Absentee Ballot Request

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Blank Ballot To Voter

 - - -

Voted-Absentee Ballot Return

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A voter registration/absentee ballot form that is signed by the voter may be submitted to the town or city clerk by mail, by e-mail attachment or by facsimile, so long as the email attachment or faxed version contains a scanned signature of the voter.

 

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