When a U.S. District Court judge struck down New Hampshire’s proof-of-citizenship voter registration requirement in May, advocates on both sides of the political spectrum responded with emotion. Republicans called the decision an unwarranted blow to a commonsense proposal to require new voters to provide hard evidence of citizenship, with no exceptions. Democrats celebrated the pause […]
(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 […]
The deadline to change party affiliation for the September primary in New Hampshire is less than a week away.
New Hampshire residents are being encouraged to check their voter registration status ahead of upcoming elections, according to information pr…
Students who are eligible to vote in New Hampshire will now need to show a government-issued photo ID, like a passport or drivers license, to …
Scanlan on Trump’s order: Feds ‘cannot usurp NH’s express constitutional authority to run elections’
New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan responded to an executive order from President Donald Trump seeking to influence state-run elections by reaffirming the state’s sovereignty over election-related matters. Trump issued the executive order Tuesday, seeking to create a master list of U.S. citizens eligible to vote and instructing the U.S. Postal Service not to […]
The DOJ wants states to send it copies of voters’ names and addresses as well as sensitive information such as driver’s license and Social Security numbers. Here’s why many states have refused.
After the Voting Rights Act, federal election observers helped ensure fair voting, but that oversight has increasingly shifted focus − to monitor what Washington says is voter fraud and accusations of cheating.