How to vote in New Hampshire

• Register to vote (online): N/A
• Register to vote (by mail): Received 14 days before Election Day (may vary, please confirm with your local election office)
• Register to vote (in person): Election Day

• If you can't remember if you're registered to vote, or you want to make sure your information is correct, you can check your New Hampshire registration using the New Hampshire voter registration lookup tool.
• If you're not registered to vote, or you need to update your voter registration information, follow the instructions below.

• Earliest day to apply: January 1, 2020
• Request deadline (online): N/A
• Request deadline (by mail): Received 1 day before Election Day
• Request deadline (in person): 1 day before Election Day
• Deadline to return your ballot (by mail): Received by Election Day
• Deadline to return your ballot (in person): Received by Election Day

In almost all cases, you will need to sign up to vote by mail. The state won’t just mail you a ballot. Don't worry: we will walk you through it. There are only a handful of steps:

1. You submit an application to vote by mail.
2. Your Local Election Office processes your application.
3. Your Local Election Office sends your ballot to you.
4. You vote using the ballot and return it by the deadline.

1. Download the New Hampshire absentee ballot application.
2. Fill out all of the required fields.
3. Print the application.
4. Sign and date your application. This is very important.
5. Mail or hand-deliver your completed application directly to your Local Election Office as soon as possible, but no later than the deadline.
6. If it’s close to the deadline, call your Local Election Office and see if they will let you submit your application via email or fax.
7. The deadline to apply by mail is: Received 1 day before Election Day.

1. Visit your Local Election Office.
2. Ask the clerk to give you an absentee ballot application.
3. Fill out all of the required fields.
4. Sign and date your application.
5. The deadline to apply in person is: 1 day before Election Day.

1. Carefully read and follow the instructions, and fill out all required fields.
2. Sign and date the outside envelope.
3. Mail or hand-deliver your ballot to your Local Election Office.
4. If you mail your ballot, it must be Received by Election Day.
5. If you hand-deliver your ballot, it must be Received by Election Day.
6. If you miss the deadline – or forget to sign the outside envelope – your vote will not be counted.

• ID required when requesting a mail-in ballot: The signature on your absentee ballot application will be compared to the signature on your voter registration card to ensure they match.
• ID required when returning a mail-in ballot: Your signature on the return envelope will be compared to the signature on your voter registration card to ensure they match. If you forget to sign the return envelope, your ballot might be rejected.

• Early voting starts: N/A
• Early voting ends: N/A
• What to bring: You must show valid photo ID at the polls. Acceptable IDs include an ID issued by any state or the federal government, a tribal ID, a student ID, or any other photo ID that shows your name and an expiration date. You can show an expired ID as long as it expired less than 5 years ago, or as long as you are over 65 years old. If you don't have a photo ID, you can still vote if you sign a "challenged voter affidavit."

• ID requirements for voting in person: You must show valid photo ID at the polls. Acceptable IDs include an ID issued by any state or the federal government, a tribal ID, a student ID, or any other photo ID that shows your name and an expiration date. You can show an expired ID as long as it expired less than 5 years ago, or as long as you are over 65 years old. If you don't have a photo ID, you can still vote if you sign a "challenged voter affidavit."
• ID requirements when requesting an absentee or mail ballot: The signature on your absentee ballot application will be compared to the signature on your voter registration card to ensure they match.
• ID requirements when returning an absentee or mail ballot: Your signature on the return envelope will be compared to the signature on your voter registration card to ensure they match. If you forget to sign the return envelope, your ballot might be rejected.