LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Under a 2025 law (SB 221), New Hampshire now verifies its voter checklists every year, not once a decade. Names are removed annually; some voters have been dropped despite voting regularly and never moving. A database mix-up or missed verification letter could mean arriving to vote and finding you're not listed.
So take two minutes now: go to app.sos.nh.gov/voter information or call your town/city clerk.
If you need to register or re-register, bring documents proving age, citizenship, identity, and domicile. A birth certificate or passport proves citizenship; if you lack those, a May federal court ruling lets you again sign an affidavit. But the affidavit covers only citizenship; for the rest, a license with your current address covers all three, or add a lease, utility bill, or tax document.
Still, bring citizenship documents (paper or on your phone) if you possibly can. Under legislation finalized in June (HB 1062), the state could "randomly" audit the citizenship of affidavit registrants using databases a federal judge found unreliable for people born or married out of state. An eligible voter flagged by a bad match can be referred to the Attorney General. Documents up front spare you that.
On Election Day, September 8 primary, November 3 general, every voter needs a government-issued photo ID to get a ballot; student IDs no longer count.
The rules have changed more in two years than in the previous twenty. Check your registration, gather your documents, and vote because your vote matters.
FRANKIE SMITH - Nashua, N.H.
