Voter Registration in New Hampshire

New Hampshire law does not allow third-party registration or voter registration drives.

How to Register to Vote in New Hampshire:

There are three ways to register to vote in New Hampshire:

  • Register in person at your town or city clerk’s office.
  • Register in person with your community’s Supervisors of the Checklist. By law, the Supervisors of the Checklist are required to meet on a day 6-13 days prior to each election. Check the local newspaper or call your clerk’s office for the date and time of such meeting.
  • Register at your polling place on Election Day.

All voters must show proof of identity, age, citizenship, and domicile, which must be satisfied with documents.

See the following for the state’s guide to voter registration: bit.ly/4kNubrt

An individual is eligible to vote if they are:

  • At least 18 years old by Election Day
  • A U.S. citizen
  • Domiciled in the city or town where the person is registering to vote (there is no minimum period of time required to have lived in the state to establish domicile for voter registration).

 

Proof can be satisfied in the following ways:

  • A driver’s license or non-driver ID from any state satisfies proof of identity and age
  • A birth certificate, U.S. Passport/card, or naturalization document satisfies proof of citizenship.
  • Proof of Domicile:
    • If you have it you must provide one of:
    • Driver’s license or other New Hampshire ID card issued by New Hampshire DMV showing your current domicile address
    • New Hampshire resident vehicle registration if the listed address matches the domicile address on your voter registration form
    • Photo ID issued by the US government that contains a current address.
    • Government issued check, benefit statement, or tax document with a current address.
  • If the voter does not have any of those forms, they may provide any reasonable documentation showing that the person is domiciled in the city or town in which they wish to register, along with completing a form attesting they do not have the above forms of proof of domicile.
  • Other reasonable documentation can include:
    • A document from the school the student attends showing they live in campus housing, including showing the election official a page from the institution’s official site showing the dorm assignment or off-campus residence address
    • A rental agreement, lease, or similar document that shows the voter’s name and the address of the domicile
    • A public utility bill showing the voter’s name and domicile address on it.
    • Any state or federal tax form, other government form, or government ID that shows your name and domicile address

Obtaining Applications

Applications to register to vote must be obtained from the town or city clerk’s office.

Please note that New Hampshire town and city clerks will only accept the federal form as a request for the state’s absentee voter mail-in registration form. Find the federal form here: eac.gov/voters/national-mail-voter-registration-form/

The New Hampshire absentee voter mail-in registration form must be received by the city or town clerk by 10 days before the election.

Fair Elections Center and its Campus Vote Project intend the information contained herein to be used only as a general guide. This document should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a licensed New Hampshire legal professional.

Last updated May 2025