VOTE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

for 2024 General Election

Tuesday, November 5th

VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 (mail, in-person)

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

• VOTER REGISTRATION: BY MAIL

  New Hampshire voters wishing to apply for an absentee ballot must meet one of the eligibility requirements listed on the Secretary of State website. If you qualify to vote absentee, you will need to complete an Absentee Ballot Application and return it to your local clerk. You can find contact information for your local clerk using the Voter Information Lookup.

  Such requests must be made by November 4th.

• VOTER REGISTRATION: IN PERSON

  All voters wishing to vote in 2024 General Election can register by visiting their local election office. They may also register with their community’s Supervisors of the Checklist.

  Same-day, in person registration is available for all eligible New Hampshire residents.

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO VOTE?

• VOTE IN PERSON

  Polling place hours: Poll hours vary by counties, but local polls must open no later than 11 am and close no earlier than 7 pm. Check your polling place to see their hours.

  All voters must bring identification to the polls in order to verify identity. Acceptable IDs include a driver’s license issued by any state or the federal government, an identification card issued under RSA 260:21, RSA 260:21-a, or RSA 260:21-b or a nondriver’s identification card issued by the motor vehicles division, department, agency, or office of any other state, a United States armed services identification card, a United States passport or passcard or a valid student identification card with certain conditions. Click here for more information. 

• VOTE BY MAIL

  All registered voters in New Hampshire must meet certain requirements as stated by the Secretary of State to vote by absentee ballot. You may request the absentee ballot by November 4th.

  • Your mail-in ballot must be received no later than 5 pm on November 5th.
  • Your mail-in ballot may also be submitted to the clerk’s office in person by 5pm on November 5th.
  • Contact your local election office for more information.

  If you need to change any of the information on your voter registration, you may do so by paper or in person.

MORE INFORMATION FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS

• Positions on the Ballot: 2024 General Election

  U.S. PRESIDENT
  A U.S. President serves a term of 4 years. Below are the candidates to be voted in the 2024 Presidential Election. Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*).
  ▹ Kamala Harris & Tim Walz (D) vs Donald Trump & J. D. Vance (R)

  U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  A U.S. House Representative serves a term of 2 years. Both positions in the congressional districts of New Hampshire are on the ballot. Find your congressional district on the U.S. House of Representatives website.
  ▹1st district: Chris Pappas* (D) vs. Russell Prescott (R)
  ▹2nd district: Maggie Goodlander (D) vs. Lily Williams (R)

  STATE SENATE
  All positions in the 24 state senate districts of New Hampshire are on the ballot. Find your legislative district on the New Hampshire General Court website.

  STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
  All positions in the 400 state representative districts of New Hampshire are on the ballot. Find your legislative district on the New Hampshire General Court website.

  GOVERNOR
  New Hampshire is holding a gubernatorial election for the 2024 General Election. The governor serves for a two-year term without term limits. 

  STATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
  New Hampshire will hold an election for 5 seats in the State Executive Council. State councilors serve for a two-year term without term limits. 

  BALLOT MEASURES
  There is one statewide ballot measure in New Hampshire’s 2024 General Election 
  ▹Constitutional Amendment #1: Increase the mandatory judicial retirement age from 70 to 75

  A complete list of all positions, candidates, and ballot measures can be found on the official statewide list here. Information on all positions and candidates for local elections will be provided by each county’s election office.

• Provisional Ballot

  A provisional ballot is a regular ballot that is placed in a special envelope prior to being put in the ballot box. It is available for the voters whose identification is not verified at a polling place. A provisional ballot may be offered to those who believe they are registered to vote even though their names are not on the official voter registration list at the polling place and those who applied to vote by mail but would like to cast a vote in person.

  New Hampshire does not issue provisional ballots.

• College Students & Voters Overseas

  Students from New Hampshire living away from home while attending a college, trade school, or technical school may choose to vote in absentee ballot.

  If you are a student living temporarily outside the United States, you can register to vote and apply to vote by mail using the Federal Post Card Application (Absentee Ballot) that is used by all other New Hampshire voters who are living abroad.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE?

  You must be a United States citizen and at least 18 years old on the date of the general election. You must be domiciled in the town or ward where you seek to vote.

• How often do I need to register to vote?

  You are required to register to vote only once. However, if information like your name or address changes, you need to fill out the voter registration form again to keep your voter information up to date. Check your voter registration information at this link.

• Which party should I be affiliated with?

  KAGC does not endorse any party or candidate; as such KAGC does not guide anyone to vote for, or be affiliated with, any specific party. In most parts of the United States, the Republican Party and Democratic Party are two major political parties. Throughout U.S. history, 19 presidents have been Republican (including Presidents Lincoln, Reagan, Bush, and Trump) and 14 have been Democrats (including Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy, Clinton, and Obama) You may find more information on their respective websites.

  When registering to vote, it is not mandatory for a voter to declare party affiliation. However, in some states including New Hampshire, voters with party affiliation may vote only in the primary election of the party they are affiliated with. For unaffiliated voters to participate, New Hampshire requires that unaffiliated voters declare affiliation with a party at the polls in order to vote in that party’s primary.

• Am I limited to vote for the party I'm affiliated with?

  In the primary election in New Hampshire, voters with a party affiliation are only allowed to vote for their party’s nominees. Unaffiliated voters, on the other hand, may vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot in the primary elections should they commit to a party affiliation. In the general election, however, all voters are free to vote for any candidate of their choice for each position on the ballot.

• What is this year's election about?

  On top of the ballot across the U.S. this year will be the candidates for U.S. President. In New Hampshire, there are also candidates for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor, Executive Councilor, New Hampshire State Senate, and New Hampshire State House of Representatives. For more information, please see the section above on this page.

• What is my district? Who is running in my district?

  To find your congressional district, visit the U.S. House of Representatives website and enter your zip code in the search bar on the top right-hand corner of the main page. For information on your New Hampshire legislative district, please visit the New Hampshire General Court website.

• Must I vote for each position on the ballot?

  Voters are not required to vote for every single position listed on the ballot. You may skip any position you do not support any candidate for, and you may also write-in a candidate of your choice not listed on the ballot. In the general election, voters may also vote for any candidate of preference regardless of party affiliations.

• What happens if I move?

  Every time there is a change in your address, whether in-state or out of state, you must update the information by filling out a voter registration form. Government agencies often mail election-related information to your address on file, which sometimes requires a prompt response. When a response is missing for a certain period of time, your voter registration may be considered inactive and is subject to elimination.

• I registered to vote a long time ago. What should I do now?

  Please visit this website to check your voter registration status, as well as the information on your voter registration. If your status is inactive, your information does not appear, or any of your information is inaccurate, please fill out the voter registration form and submit it by the deadline.

• Does voting lead to a mandatory jury duty?

  No. Voter registration and jury duty have no correlation with each other. Jury duty selection is made based on a different database than the voter roll.