Registering to Vote

N u B e t a C h a p t e r
M U B R o o m 1 2 A



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Table of Contents
Frequently Asked Questions.3
How to Register & General Information.5

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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to vote?
New Hampshire residents who are United States citizens and who will be 18 years of age or
older on Election Day, are eligible to vote. There is no minimum period of time you are required
to have lived in the state before being allowed to register. You can only register in the town or
ward in which you are domiciled.
Where am I domiciled?
Your domicile is that place, more than any other, where you sleep most nights of the year, or to
which you intend to return after a temporary absence.
Examples of temporary absence include:
Military and overseas voters
Residents of nursing, convalescent, hospital, long term care facilities
Teachers or students
Voters without a permanent home
Persons incarcerated
Persons with no new domicile
Persons navigating waters
Persons who have not gained another domicile anywhere else in the United States

Where and when do I register to vote?
You may register to vote in the town or city clerk's office in the town or city where you are
domiciled up to 10 days before any election or scheduled meeting.
It may be easier for you to register with your community's supervisors of the checklist. By law,
they are required to meet on the Saturday 10 days prior to each election. Check the local
newspaper(s) or call your clerk's office for the date and time of such meeting.

Qualified individuals may also register to vote at the polling place on Election Day at all
elections.

No matter when or where you register to vote, you will be required to fill out a standard voter
registration form, and you will be asked to show proof of identity, age, citizenship, and domicile.
These qualifications may be established by signing affidavit(s).
Can I register to vote on Election Day?
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Yes, if you are eligible to vote.
Can I vote in a primary if I am an undeclared voter?
An undeclared voter may vote in a state primary or a presidential primary. You will be required
to choose either a Republican or Democratic ballot when you go to vote.
How do I return to undeclared status after voting in a state primary or presidential
primary?
When you vote on a party ballot in a state or presidential primary, you become a registered
member of that party unless you fill out a card or sign a list to return to undeclared status with
the supervisors of the checklist.
You may check your party affiliation on-line at Voter Information Look-up.
How do I change my party affiliation?
You may change your party affiliation with the clerk of the town or city where you are domiciled
or at any scheduled meeting of the supervisors of the checklist except for during the period of
time between the first day of the filing period for the primary election and the date of the primary
election itself.
How do I change my name that appears on the voter checklist?
You may change your name with the clerk of the town or city where you are domiciled up to 10
days before any election or at any scheduled meeting of the supervisors of the checklist. You
may also change your name with the supervisors of the checklist on Election Day at the polling
place.
How do I change my residence address that appears on the voter checklist?
You may change your address within the same town or city with the clerk of the town or city
where you are domiciled up to 10 days before any election or at any scheduled meeting of the
supervisors of the checklist. You may also change your address with the inspectors of election
(ballot clerks) who check in voters and provide ballots on Election Day at the polling place, so
long as the address is within the same town or ward.
If you move outside the town or ward where you are registered, you have to re-register in the
new town or ward if you wish to vote.

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HOW TO REGI STER TO VOTE
I N NEW HAMPSHI RE


WHO CAN REGI STER
New Hampshire residents who will be 18 years of age or older on the day of the next election,
and a United States Citizen, may register with the supervisors of the checklist or the town or city
clerk where they live up to 10 days before any election. You may also register on election day at
the polling place. The supervisors of the checklist or the town or city clerks office can provide
voters of what proof of qualification they should bring to register.

There is no minimum period of time you are required to have lived in the state before being
allowed to register. You may register as soon as you move into your new community.

HOW TO REGI STER
1) Apply to your town or city clerks office. You will be required to fill out a standard voter
registration form and will be required to show proof of age, citizenship and domicile.
2) It may be easier for you to register with your communitys Supervisors of the Checklist. By
law, they are required to meet on the Saturday 10 days prior to each election. Check the local
newspaper(s) or call your clerks office for the date and time of such meeting.
3) Qualified individuals may also register to vote at the polling place on election day at all
elections. You will be asked to show proof of age, citizenship and domicile.

ABSENTEE REGI STRATI ON
If you meet the states voter requirements and qualifications and are unable to register in person
because of physical disability, religious beliefs, military service, or because of temporary
absence, you may register by mail. You should request an absentee voter registration affidavit
and a standard voter registration form from your town or city clerk. The absentee voter
registration affidavit must be witnessed and then both the affidavit and the voter registration
form are to be returned to your town or city clerk.

COLLEGE STUDENTS
If you are a student attending college in New Hampshire, please click here for additional
information.

UOCAVA VOTERS
UNI FORMED SERVI CES VOTERS An absent uniformed service voter may apply for an
absentee ballot from the town or city in which he or she was domiciled immediately prior to
entering the service. Uniformed service voters are eligible to vote for all offices.
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VOTERS TEMPORARILY RESI DI NG OUTSI DE THE UNI TED STATES Any person who
is temporarily residing outside the United States has the right to vote in the town or city in which
he or she was domiciled immediately prior to his or her departure. Temporarily absent voters are
eligible to vote for all offices.
FEDERAL BALLOT ONLY VOTERS Any United States Citizen, who is domiciled outside
the United States has the right to register and vote absentee for any federal office (President,
United States Senator, United States Representative) in the town or city in New Hampshire in
which they or a parent or legal guardian had their domicile immediately prior to their departure
from the United States, even though the person no longer maintains a domicile in said city or
town and even though their intent to return is uncertain.

UOCAVA voters should use the Federal Post Card Application Form [FPCA] to apply for an
absentee ballot and/or register to vote. The UOCAVA voter may choose to have his or her
absentee ballot delivered either by mail or electronic transmission. Absentee ballots for
UOCAVA voters are available 45 days prior to a state election.


ABSENTEE BALLOTS Requests for
Absentee ballots are available from your town or city clerk approximately 30 days prior to an
election. Request the absentee ballot application from the clerk or you may download the
application; or, if you wish, you may submit a request in writing which should include all the
information that is required on the application. Dont forget your name, voting address, mailing
address and your signature.

An application for an absentee ballot may be transmitted by facsimile to a town or city
clerk.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS Return of
Clerks may accept completed absentee ballots submitted in person by the voter until 5:00 p.m.
the day before an election or until 5:00 p.m. on election day if received through the mail.

A marked absentee ballot may NOT be transmitted by facsimile to a town or city clerk.

POLI TI CAL PARTI ES
When registering to vote, you will not be required to register as a member of a political party
(republican or democratic) you may register as an undeclared voter. If you are registered as an
undeclared voter and go to vote in a state primary election, you will be required to choose a party
when accepting a ballot. Voters should be aware of their party status before a primary
election. If you voted on a party ballot in the 2012 state primary election, you are now a
registered member of that party unless you filled out a card or signed a list to return to
undeclared status with the supervisors of the checklist.

If you are unsure of your party affiliation, you should contact your town or city clerk, as they
have the records of party membership. The State of New Hampshire provides an on-line voter
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registration portal for registered voters to look up their current party
affiliation. http://cfs.sos.nh.gov/app/Public/AbsenteeBallot.aspx

If you are a party member and wish to change your registration status, initiate such a change by
taking one of the following steps:

State Primary
Meet with the Supervisors of the Checklist no later than June 3, 2014 the last day to change
your political party before the state primary election, or register the change with your town or
city clerk by that date. This is the last day to change your party affiliation before the
primary. I t is also the last day to register to vote if you wish to file as a candidate for the state
primary election.
If you are a registered member of a party, you may change your registration at any primary,
however, you will not be allowed to vote in that primary. Undeclared voters may declare a
party and vote at any primary. The law allows an undeclared voter to declare a party at the polls,
vote the ballot of that party, and then change their party affiliation back to undeclared simply by
completing the form available from the Supervisors of the Checklist at the polling place.

VOTER REGI STRATION DEADLI NES

June 3, 2014 Last day to change your party affiliation prior to the
State Primary Election.
September 2, 2014 Last day to register to vote before Primary Election
Day.
September 9, 2014 STATE PRIMARY ELECTION DAY - Unregistered
voters may register and vote on this day.
October 25, 2014 Last day to register to vote until the General Election.
November 4, 2014 GENERAL
ELECTION DAY - Unregistered voters may register
and vote on this day.