(The Center Square) — A federal judge has overturned a New Hampshire law that required unregistered voters to provide proof of citizenship to cast ballots in state elections.

A federal judge struck down New Hampshire’s new law requiring hard-copy proof of citizenship for voter registration Thursday, finding it unconstitutional, in a move that could stop its implementation for the midterm elections. In a 98-page order, Judge Samantha Elliott held that the law imposed an excessive burden on the right to vote. She wrote […]

A state law requiring hard proof of citizenship to register to vote for the first time could lead to more voters turned away during the upcoming September and November federal elections, New Hampshire Secretary of State Dave Scanlan testified in court Friday. “I would expect there would be an increase of voters in that situation […]

For the Coalition for Open Democracy, helping New Hampshire residents register to vote is part of the mission statement.  But by the end of last year, Executive Director Olivia Zink noticed a development. Despite growing its volunteers, the organization helped register far fewer voters at its in-person events in 2025 than it did in 2023 […]