New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan, the state’s chief election official, said a virtual meeting he had with federal officials was “a routine meeting.” In an email obtained by the Bulletin earlier this month, the FBI invited Scanlan and other election officials from across the United States to a Feb. 25 phone call to […]

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 […]

A Rockingham Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday against new, stricter identification requirements for New Hampshire absentee voters, ruling that the law is constitutional and treats absentee voters with the same scrutiny as in-person voters. The lawsuit, brought by three visually impaired residents against Secretary of State Dave Scanlan, sought to strike down the […]