2024 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTER GUIDE
1.Voter Registration
Deadline to Register/Update: Varies by town
In-Person Registration available on Election Day
Register to vote at your town hall before the deadline or register to vote the day of the election at the polling place. No matter when or where you decide to register, you will be required to complete a Voter Registration form. New Hampshire inhabitants who will be 18 years of age or older on the day of the next election, and a United States citizen may register. There is no minimum period of time you are required to have lived in the state before being allowed to register. You may register as soon as you move into your new community.
Check out our New Hampshire Pocket Voter Guide – Print on both sides and “flip on the long edge” for the pocket format or access the pdf version.
For a more detailed guide on registering to vote in New Hampshire, including registering as a student, check out Registering to Vote in New Hampshire.
Click here to find your voting district.
2. Check Your Registration
Why check your registration? Your address is where election officials send notices, application forms to receive your ballot in the mail, and more. Additionally, poll workers will check if the address on your voter registration matches the address on your ID at the polls.
Check/Update Your Registration Online
Checklist:
- Is your name spelled correctly? (Correct hyphenations, middle initials, etc)
- Correct Address
- Active Voter Status (if not update by sending in another online/mail voter application)
- Correct Date of Birth
- Correct Political Party Preference
- Take a time-stamped photograph or screenshot of your registration, and take it with you to the polls as proof of your registration.
3. Voter ID Law
Source: Ballotpedia
New Hampshire requires voters to present photo identification while voting.
The following list of accepted ID was current as of June 2024. Click here for the New Hampshire Secretary of State page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information.
- Driver’s license issued by any state or federal government;
- Non-driver ID card issued by NH DMV or motor vehicle agency of another state;
- Photo ID card for “voting identification only” issued by NH DMV;
- U.S. armed services identification card;
- U.S. passport or passcard;
- NH student ID card (Dated within the past 5 years. Must be from a school on the approval list provided to the Secretary of State each year by the Department of Education.);
- Photo ID not mentioned above, but determined to be legitimate by the moderator, supervisors of the checklist, or clerk of a town, ward or city.
Additionally, a poll worker may verify the voter’s identity. If anyone authorized to challenge a voter objects to the poll worker’s verification, the voter would have to complete a challenged voter affidavit.
Voters without proper photo identification can complete a challenged voter affidavit. A poll worker will take a photo of the voter and attach it to the affidavit. The voter may then cast a regular ballot. If the voter objects to being photographed for religious reasons, he or she can complete an affidavit of religious exemption, which will be attached to the challenged voter affidavit.
4. Order Your Absentee Mail Ballot
Deadline to apply for Absentee Mail Ballot: Must be received by 12:00 PM on November 4, 2024
Go to your town clerk to request a ballot: https://app.sos.nh.gov/statelistclerkandpolling
We recommend requesting your absentee mail ballot as soon as possible and well in advance of this deadline in order to ensure that you receive your ballot in time.
Track your Absentee Mail Ballot Online
Absentee Registration and Voting Instructions: https://www.sos.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt561/files/documents/2023-10/absentee-voter-registration-and-voting-instructions.pdf
Completed absentee ballots must be returned to your local clerk by mail or in person.
Deadline by mail: 5:00 p.m. on election day.
Deadline in person: By 5:00 p.m. the day before the election.
Deadline to return Absentee Mail Ballot: Must be returned in person by November 4, 2024 or received by 5:00 PM on November 5, 2024
5. Early Voting Information
In-person early voting is not available in New Hampshire.
6. Become a Poll Worker!
Poll workers must be 16 years old or over, and a registered voter (if over 18) in their county.
To sign up, contact your Town Clerk: https://app.sos.nh.gov/statelistclerkandpolling