You have the right to vote. If anyone tries to stop you, call the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-687-8683. We also wrote a handy guide that outlines your voting rights.
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Can't or don't want to vote in person on Election Day? Request an absentee ballot.
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As always, it's best to double check with your state for any recent changes to election rules: New Hampshire Election Website
COVID-19 info for New Hampshire
- For the 2020 primary and general elections, any New Hampshire voter can apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.
- Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Daily Updates, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
New Hampshire voter registration
- 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
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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Received by 5pm Election Day.
- 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
- Use our Absentee Ballot Tool to prepare your application.
- Sign and date the form. This is very important!
- Return your completed application to your Local Election Office as soon as possible. We'll provide the mailing address for you.
- 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.
- Double-check the deadlines and be sure to cast your voted ballot on time to be sure it is counted.
- Please contact your Local Election Office if you have any further questions about the exact process.
- 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
- N/A. New Hampshire does not offer in-person early or no-excuse absentee voting.
- N/A. New Hampshire does not offer in-person early or no-excuse absentee voting.
New Hampshire voter ID
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
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.
Offsite links
- State Election Website
- Local Election Office: This is the government office responsible for running elections in your region. Theses are the best people to contact if you have any questions at all about voting in your state.
- Find your polling place
- Absentee ballot tracker tool
- Learn more about absentee voting
- Learn more about voter ID
- State Election Code