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Election Administration in New Hampshire
The primary election is September 13, 2016.
(confirmed on: 9/12/2016)
New Hampshire 2016 Political Calendar
Mostly primaries. However, a candidate may also have their name placed on the general election ballot by submitting the requisite number of nomination papers.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 652:5
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 655:81
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 655:40 655:40
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:15
Primaries are partially closed; to vote a party's primary ballot, the voter must either be affiliated with that political party or not have declared a party affiliation. (The parties decide whether to allow undeclared voters to vote in their primary election, and in 2016, all parties have decided to allow undeclared voters to participate.)
N.H. Sec. of State, FAQ: Voting in Primaries
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:14
The only time party-affiliated voters cannot change their party affiliation is from the first Wednesday in June through the day of the primary election. However, undeclared voters can affiliate with a political party on the day of the primary election.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:34
No. A 17-year-old may register to vote if they will be 18 by the next election.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:7(I)(a)
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:12(I)
The right to vote is lost upon conviction of a felony, except that a person may vote if the sentence is suspended (with or without probation) or during any period of parole. Source
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:5
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 607-A:2
For most felony convictions, a person automatically regains their right after their sentence is completed, or as soon as the sentence is suspended or the person is put on parole. However, if a person is convicted of bribery or intimidation relating to elections, then the person can regain the right to vote only if the New Hampshire Supreme Court restores that person's right to vote.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:6
N.H. Sec. of State, Voter Registration FAQ
No. The National Mail Registration Form is only accepted as a request for an official New Hampshire Voter Registration application.
National Mail Registration Form (English)
A student may choose to register to vote either at the address where they live while attending school or at another address considered their home, such as their parent's address.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:1
The voter registration deadline is on the Saturday that is 10 days before Election Day. Additionally, a person may register to vote at the polls on Election Day.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:11
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:28
If a mailed voter registration application is not received by the voter registration deadline, then it will be treated as an Election-Day registration and the person will be added to the voter roll on Election Day.
However, most people may not register to vote by mail in New Hampshire; only if the person is out of town or is unable to register in person due to a disability may submit a voter registration application by mail.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 657:16
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:16
A voter may update their voter registration address at the polls on Election Day.
(confirmed on: 9/12/16)
N.H. Rev. Stat. 654:7-a
Can people vote if they moved, but did not update their voter registration with their new address? Yes, registered voters may update their voter registration address on Election Day at their new polling place.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:7-a
Under state law, any voter who declares to the poll moderator under oath that they need assistance voting may be helped by one or two election inspectors or by of a person of the voter's choice.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:20
Under Section 208 of the federal Voting Rights Act, any voter who requires assistance to due to blindness or disability may be given assistance by a person of the voter's choice, other than the voter's employer, an agent of that employer, or an officer or agent of the voter's union. Under state law, any voter who declares to the poll moderator under oath that they need assistance voting may be helped by one or two election inspectors or by of a person of the voter's choice.
If a voter is outside the guardrail and cannot enter the polling place due to a disability, then the moderator must have a town or ward clerk deliver an absentee ballot to the voter, allow the voter to mark it, and then return the ballot to the polling place.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:20-a
New Hampshire allows voters who are eligible to vote an absentee ballot to apply for, receive, and cast an absentee ballot in person at the town or city clerk's office. However, only the following voters are eligible to receive an absentee ballot:
Voters who will be absent on Election Day from the city, town, or unincorporated place in which they are registered to vote
Voters cannot appear in public on Election Day because of a religious commitment Voters who cannot vote in person due to a physical disability
Voters who cannot go to their polling place at any time that the polls are open on Election Day due to their employment
Voters who cannot go to their polling place at any time that the polls are open on Election Day because they are caring for children or for adults with infirmities, regardless of whether the voter is being paid for offering this care
*Military and overseas voters
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 657:15
The town or city clerk's office.
From the time absentee ballots become available (which may be approximately 30 days before Election Day) through the day before Election Day.
None; in-person absentee voting occurs only at the town or city clerk's office.
Yes. Each clerk must maintain a list, ordered by polling place, of all voters who have been sent absentee ballots, which should include notations as to which voters have returned their ballots. This list is not open to public inspection, but it is available to candidates on the ballot, or their designees, who must present a notarized request signed by the candidate.
No. New Hampshire law requires that a voter vote in person at their assigned polling place unless they: Plan to be absent on the day of the election from the city, town, or unincorporated place in which they are registered to vote Cannot appear in public on Election Day because of observance of a religious commitment Are unable to vote in person due to a disability Cannot appear at any time during polling hours at their polling place because an employment obligation requires them 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 Note that some voters may be allowed to request an absentee ballot for the presidential primary election.
(confirmed on: 2014-8-1)
http://sos.nh.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=26764
http://sos.nh.gov/RegVote.aspx
The last time that a clerk has to send a voter an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. the day before the election. Voters who apply this late should apply in person at the town or city clerk's office to ensure they receive and can return their absentee ballot by the ballot return deadline.
A voter may submit an official absentee ballot application, which is available from the city or town clerk or can downloaded online by clicking here, or the voter may submit an informal written request that includes all the information that is required on the official application. A completed application for an absentee ballot may be delivered to the town or city clerk in person, by mail, or by fax.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 657:6
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 657:12
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 657:13
No, only the required forms (or a request for an absentee ballot that includes the information required on the official form).
N.H. Official Absentee Ballot Application
There is no restriction on who may request an absentee ballot application for a voter. However, starting January 1, 2017, any person who distributes absentee ballot applications as part of any communication that advocates the success or defeat of a candidate must be identified in the same manner as political advertisements.
New Hampshire law does not address whether another person may turn in an absentee ballot application for a voter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 657:4
Absentee ballots must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Election Day.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 657:22
An absentee ballot may be returned by the voter's parent, child, sibling, or spouse.
No, but the deadline to submit an absentee ballot application is 5 p.m. the day before Election Day.
(confirmed on: 9/12/2016
U.S. citizens who are absent from their town or city due to their service in the Armed Forces, the Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, or corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and their spouses and dependents U.S citizens who temporarily live outside of the country, so long as they lived in New Hampshire immediately before leaving the country and have a passport (or card of identity issued by the U.S. Secretary of State)
U.S. citizens who are living outside of the country indefinitely, so long as they (or a legal parent or guardian) lived in New Hampshire immediately before leaving the country and have a passport (or card of identity issued by the U.S. Secretary of State). Such voters may vote only in federal elections.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 657:2[
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:3
Alternatively, a military/overseas voter can apply using the Federal Postcard Application (FPCA), which can be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to the town or city clerk.
N.H. Sec. of State, UOACVA Voters FAQ
5:00 p.m. on the day before Election Day. However, military/overseas voters should apply well before this deadline to ensure they have enough time to receive, mark, and return their absentee ballot before the ballot return deadline.
Ballots must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Election Day.
If a military/overseas voter certifies to the town or city clerk that they will be unable to receive, mark, and return an absentee ballot sent no later than 45 days before an election by Election Day may apply for a write-in absentee ballot. The write-in ballot will be sent to the voter by mail or electronically, at the voter's request. In completing the ballot, the voter may designate a candidate by writing in the name of the candidate or by writing in the name of a political party next to the title of the office, in which case the ballot will be counted for that office for the candidate of the political party. Source
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 657:10-a
At a central polling place in the city or town, or at the polling place located in the voting district where the voter lives.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 658:11
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 658:18
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 658:10
At a minimum, cities and towns must keep the polls open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:4
Yes, with the permission of election officers.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:21
Within a building where an election is being held, no candidate, and no person or who is representing or working for a candidate, may distribute or post any campaign material (including a poster, card, handbill, placard, picture, or circular).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:43
Additionally, campaigning is prohibited within a corridor 10 feet wide and extending a distance from the entrance door of the building as determined by the moderator where the election is being held.
New Hampshire law does not specifically prohibit wearing buttons or clothes with campaign message on them while voting.
Yes, digital devices are permitted by voters. State law does not prohibit ballot photography, but local practices may vary.
Rideout v. Gardner, No. 15-2021 (1st Cir. Sept. 28, 2016)
RSA § 659:35(I)
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 666:4
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 666:5
The Attorney General and any state political party committee may appoint one challenger per polling place in the state, and a town or city political party committee may appoint one challenger per polling place in the town or city. Appointments must be made in writing.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 666:5[
(confirmed on: 10/13/2016)
Challengers must be allowed to see and hear every person who offers to vote. Challengers may also challenge a person's right to vote.
New Hampshire does not offer provisional ballots.
NCSL: Provisional Ballots
If a polling place runs out of ballots, the city or town clerk must prepare unofficial ballots, and voters must use these unofficial ballots. Handwritten or photocopied ballots are not allowed.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 658:35
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:24
If a voting machine breaks, it must be immediately repaired or replaced with a functional voting machine if possible. Otherwise, the town or city clerk must prepare unofficial paper ballots that voters must use.
N.H. Admin. Code, Ballot L. Comm'n 606.04
N.H. Code § 659:13
Voters must show a valid photo ID on Election Day that has not expired more than 5 years ago (for people who are at least 65 years old, and for people with student ID, the expiration requirement is waived.) Acceptable photo IDs include:
A driver's license issued by any state or the federal government. An nondriver’s state identification card issued by the motor vehicles division, department, agency, or office of any state. A US armed services identification card. A US passport or passcard. A valid student identification card, if the card is issued by a college, university, or career school approved to operate in NH; a NH public high school; an accredited private high school in NH; a community college in NH; or Dartmouth College.
Any other photo ID that is acceptable to election officials
If a person does not have an ID when they vote, then they call fill out a “challenged ballot affidavit” and poll workers will photograph the voter and attach the photo to the affidavit. The voter can then cast their ballot. If the voter has a religious objection to being photographed, then the poll workers will not take the voter’s photograph. Either way, the SOS will, after the election, send to any voter who did not show ID on Election Day a letter requesting confirmation that the voter actually cast their ballot, and the voter must respond to the letter within 90 days of the date it was mailed.
Yes, if the card is issued by a college, university, or career school approved to operate in NH; a NH public high school; an accredited private high school in NH; a community college in NH; or Dartmouth College.
A voter's right to vote can be challenged by any other voter registered to vote in the town or ward, election officials, and challengers appointed by the political committees or the Attorney General.
N.H. Code § 659:27
A voter may be challenged for any of the following reasons: The person seeking to vote is not the person whose name they have given. The person seeking to vote has already voted in the election at the time and place specified in the challenge. The person seeking to vote is disqualified as a voter by conviction of a willful violation of the elections laws, such conviction having been for the offense specified in the challenge. The person seeking to vote is under 18 years of age. The person seeking to vote is not a United States citizen. The person seeking to vote does not live in the town or ward where they are seeking to vote because the person's true residence is in the town or city specified in the challenge. The person seeking to vote does not live at the address listed for that person on the checklist. The person seeking to vote is an incarcerated convicted felon who is currently sentenced to incarceration in the institution specified in the challenge. The person is attempting to vote in a primary and the person is not a declared member of the party with which they claim to be affiliated. The person is ineligible to vote pursuant to some other state or federal statute or constitutional provision specified in the challenge.
N.H. Code § 659:27-a
Yes. The person making the challenge must have personal knowledge or other reason for probable cause that the voter is ineligible to vote. The challenge must also be "well-grounded."
N.H. Code § 659:27-a[
A challenged voter will be able to vote a regular ballot after they sign a challenged voter affidavit affirming their eligibility.
N.H. Code § 659:29
N.H. Code § 652:23
N.H. Sec. of State website
N.H. Sec. of State, Contact the Elections Division
TDD Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-296
State House, Room 204 107 North Main Street Concord, N.H. 03301
City or town clerk.
N.H. Code § 652:14-a
N.H. Code § 652:14
Any person may view the public statewide voter file in the Secretary of State's office during normal business hours, but they may not print, duplicate, transmit, or alter the data. A person may obtain copies of town or city voter files from the town or city clerk. Political parties, political committees, and candidates may obtain copies of the public statewide voter file from the Secretary of State.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:31
A person requesting a copy of town or city voter file will be charged $25, plus $0.50 per thousand names or portion thereof in excess of 2,500, plus any shipping costs. A political party, political committee, or candidate requesting a copy of the statewide voter file will be charged the same amount as above.
Paper, computer disk, computer tape, electronic transfer, and any other format the state can make it available in.
Yes; information from a voter file may not be knowingly used, sold, given, or received for the purpose of selling or offering for sale any property or service unrelated to an election or political campaign.