Resources for Voting in NH
Town Elections are Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Registering to vote
To register to vote in New Hampshire, you need to be 18 years old, a US Citizen, and domiciled (live in) New Hampshire. When registering to vote, you must prove:
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Can be proven with a:
State drivers license or non-drivers ID
Student ID
Passport
Voter ID card from NH
or other documentation that has your name and photo.
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Can be proven with a:
License or non-drivers ID
Passport
Birth certificate
Voter ID card.
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Can be proven with a:
Government ID or license
Car registration
Government issued check
Tax document
Benefit statement
If you do not have any of these documents, you can attest to that fact and use a lease or rental agreement, a document from a school that includes your name and address and shows you live in campus housing, a utility bill, or other documentation that shows you are domiciled on the address you provided. You can find more information on domicile documents here.
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Birth certificate (if born in the US)
Passport
Naturalization papers
NOTE: Social security cards and REAL ID cards do not prove US citizenship
Voters who are already registered in NH but moving to another town may not need to prove their citizenship, but it is recommended you bring documents proving your citizenship in the event the election officials do not have access to your voter registration in a different town. -
If your name has legally changed due to:
Marriage
Divorce
Adoption
Court-approved name change
And you are using documents to prove U.S. citizenship, you must provide proof of legal name change showing both:
Prior name (as it appears on your proof of citizenship document)
Current legal name (as it appears on the voter registration application)
Acceptable documents include:
Marriage certificate
Divorce decree
Adoption papers
Court order approving name change
Make a to vote
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Check your polling location HERE.
Be sure to bring one of the following forms of ID:
Driver's license issued by any state or federal government
Non-driver ID card issued by NH DMW or motor vehicle agency of another state
Photo ID card for "voting identification only" issued by NH DMV (RSA 260:21)
United States Armed Services identification card
United States passport or passcard
NH student ID card
If you are a registered voter and you don’t have a photo ID or don’t have it with you at the polls, you can sign an affidavit, have your picture taken, and vote normally.
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New Hampshire has same-day voter registration, so you can REGISTER AT YOUR POLLING PLACE ON ELECTION DAY! To be eligible to vote in New Hampshire, you need to prove your identity, age, citizenship and domicile (physical address). You can sign affidavits to prove most of these qualifications if you lack documentation.
Note: you must provide a photo ID if you register to vote for the first time in NH on election day. If you forget or don’t have an ID when you register, you can cast a ballot but will need to provide documentation within 7 days of the election proving your identity for your vote to be counted in the final results.
Find your polling location HERE.
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Check your voter registration status HERE, and be sure you’re registered at your current address. If needed, you can update your address with your clerk or at the polling location on election day. If you’re updating your address at the polling location find your current location here.
Find your polling location HERE.
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You can! New Hampshire voters are allowed to vote absentee for specific reasons. Learn more and/or request a ballot HERE.
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College students can vote in New Hampshire just like anyone else.
Here are the requirements:
You must be a US citizen
You must be 18 years or older on or before E-day
You must be domiciled in New Hampshire
“Domicile” is just a fancy word for live - you are domiciled where you choose to lay your head at night and where you choose to be part of the community.
Per RSA 654:1, I-a, “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.”