Where & when do I register?
New Hampshire has same day voter registration. You can register at the polls on Election Day, or plan ahead by registering at your town or city clerk’s office.
Am I eligible to vote?
Here are the only requirements to vote in New Hampshire:
- You must be a US citizen
- You must be 18 years or older on or before Election day
- You must be domiciled in New Hampshire. “Domicile” means where you live - you are domiciled where you choose to lay your head at night and where you choose to be part of the community—this includes college students.
If you are unsure of your registration status you can click here to check.
If you are registering to vote for the first time, you MUST bring proof of age, citizenship, identity, and domicile to register.
Due to HB 1569, which took effect in Nov. 2024, there will no longer be any exceptions for missing documentation. Please visit the Secretary of State's Proof of Voter Registration Qualifications page for assistance obtaining required documentation.
Examples of items to prove each qualification:
- Age: driver's license, government issued photo ID, passport, naturalization papers
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Citizenship: birth certificate, passport, or naturalization papers
- AND marriage certificate or any applicable name change documents
- Identity: driver's license, government-issued photo ID, passport, naturalization papers
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Domicile: photo ID with NH address, vehicle registration, government issued check, state/federal tax document
- If you do not have one of the listed documents to prove domicile, you may provide a lease/rental agreement, utility bill, property tax bill, other qualified document, Confirmation of Domicile form, or Homeless Confirmation of Domicile Form, and be required to sign an attestation form.
Voters previously or currently registered in another ward/town in NH do not need to reprove citizenship or age, only domicile and identity, IF they are able to be located in the Statewide Voter Registration System. Reach out to your town or city clerk for more information.
How do I vote in person?
- Find your polling place and polling hours by clicking here. Note that polling hours vary from town to town.
- Every polling place in New Hampshire is equipped with an accessible voting system known as “one4all” that permits a voter with a disability to vote independently and in private. This system can be used by any voter.
To check in on Election Day, you will simply need to present a valid photo ID. Here are the acceptable forms of voter ID:
- Driver's license issued by any state
- Non-driver's photo ID from any state
- U.S. Armed Services photo ID
- U.S. passport or passport card
- NH photo ID issued by the DMV for voting purposes only
⚠️ *NEW*: HB 323 was signed into law by Governor Ayotte on April 3, 2026, banning student IDs from being used for voting purposes (both for proving identity to register and for checking in to vote). This goes into effect on June 2, 2026.
Multilingual Voting Information (via NHCVR):
(English, Arabic, Dari, French, Indonesian, Kinyarwanda, Mandarin, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili)
Where Do I Go if I Have Questions?
The town/city clerk is the best contact for voters with questions about polling hours and location. Although this portal is not always up to date, voters can look up their clerk information, party, and polling location here: https://app.sos.nh.gov/viphome
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