2024 General Election: Important Return Dates
In New Hampshire, if you are mailing your completed absentee ballot, it must be received by your local clerk’s office by 5:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 5th. If you plan to return your ballot in person, it must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on November 4th.
Absentee ballots are available from your local official approximately 30 days before an election. A person may vote by absentee ballot if:
To request an absentee ballot, you may download the application. You can also submit a request in writing. You must include all the information that is on the application. Don't forget your name, voting address, mailing address and your signature. You can return your absentee ballot request form through the mail or in person. The deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail is noon the day before the election. The deadline for in-person requests is 5:00 p.m. that same day. Completed absentee ballots must be returned to your local clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Election Day if mailed, or in person by 5:00 p.m. the day before. You can sign up to track your absentee ballot on your State website. Absentee ballots begin being counted on Election Day. If you have any questions please contact your local official.
Those who requested an absentee ballot but end up voting in person: Do not mail a ballot and vote in person. For specifics, you can find your local local official contact info here.
Request your BallotNew Hampshire does not have an absentee/mail ballot curing process. We recommend that you track the status of your ballot using your state’s online tool before Election Day to make sure it has been received and accepted. If you voted an affidavit ballot, you will be required to return your copy of the affidavit verification letter and a copy of any required documentation to the Secretary of State in the provided prepaid U.S. Postal Service envelope by November 12, 2024, in order for the ballot to be certified.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
You can hand-deliver your ballot to your local city or town clerk. You can look up the address of your clerk here. You can also drop off your ballot at your assigned polling location on Election Day.
There is no early voting.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/new-hampshire.
Contact your local Town or City Clerk for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
Incarcerated Voters & Returning Citizens:
In New Hampshire, you only lose your right to vote if you are currently incarcerated for a felony conviction. If you lost your voting rights because of a conviction, you could register to vote immediately after release. Your voting rights are not restricted by pretrial detention, misdemeanors, probation, or parole.
Voters without traditional residence:
Citizens don't need to possess a "permanent home" for voter registration. A citizen can provide an alternative description of their residence, even if they are experiencing homelessness, as long as it enables the authorities to identify and assign a voting precinct to them. This precinct assignment ensures that the voter receives the appropriate ballot. The mailing address on their registration form can be a PO box, local shelter, advocacy organization, outreach center, or the home of someone who will accept mail for them. In New Hampshire, you must provide proof that your domicile is in the town or ward where you intend to vote. Proof can be either by a document or by affidavit. This could be a note from a homeless shelter or other service provider located in the town or ward where you will vote that confirms they will receive US mail sent to you at that address.
When registering to vote, you are required to provide proof of identity, age, citizenship, and domicile (where you live).
Proof of identity, age, citizenship and domicile can be shown by providing one or more of the below options:
Identity, age, and citizenship can be proven by affidavit if you do not have documents for these.
A photo ID will be requested of you, but you may sign a simple affidavit and have your photo taken.
Acceptable Federal and State Photo IDs (may be expired within the last five years, unless you are over 65 and then no expiration restrictions apply)
Student Photo IDs (issued or expiration date within 5 years)
Other
If you are over 65 years old you may use a photo ID regardless of its expiration date. Voters younger than 65 years old may not use a photo ID that has been expired more than 5 years.
If you do not have an approved photo ID you may get a free photo ID for voting purposes only by presenting a voucher from your town/city clerk to any New Hampshire DMV office that issues identification.
Voters can call or text 844-338-8743 at any time to reach VoteRiders Voter ID Helpline
Official results are never available on Election Day. Election officials are working around the clock to count an unprecedented number of ballots, and it’s essential that they take the time to make sure every vote is counted.
Absentee ballots begin being counted on Election Day. Provisional ballots are counted 7 days after Election Day.
Official election results will be uploaded on New Hampshire’s Secretary of State website as they become available.
Official ResultsYou are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You can make sure we have safe, fair, and efficient elections for all. Become a poll worker today!
In order to be a poll worker in New Hampshire, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
The polling place hours of operation vary in New Hampshire. In general, polling places open between 6:00 am and 11:00 am and close at 7:00 pm. Contact your local election officials for hours in your community.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your local official.
New Hampshire has a hybrid primary system. If you are registered with a particular party, you must vote in that party's primary. However, if you are unaffiliated with any political party, you can declare affiliation with a party at the polls in order to vote in that party’s primary.
If you have any questions about your state’s primary election, please contact your local election officials.
Because there is Election Day registration, there is no provisional ballot process.
The state of New Hampshire requires that all polling places be accessible and that absentee voting be available to voters who are unable to vote in person.
Suppose a voter is unable to enter the polling place. In that case, an election official will assist the voter in casting their ballot from a vehicle parked curbside using the Absentee Voter procedure. Voting absentee in this manner is for use only if an unforeseen accessibility issue arises.
The Application for an Accessible Electronic Absentee Ballot can be read with NVDA and JAWS screen readers using Adobe Reader; a free download is available here. To fill out the Application, download it and open it in Adobe.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
You can also register to vote on Election Day.
If you would like to be listed in the registration database before Election Day, your registration form must be received by your local Board of Elections 6-13 days before Election Day (depending on local schedules).
You may register to vote at the polls on Election Day. You will be asked to show proof of age, citizenship and address in order to register.
For more information about registering to vote, please contact the Secretary of State.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
click here!The voting systems used in New Hampshire are optical scan and paper ballots.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
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