HB 323 — requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote.

HB 323 - ASVERSION INTRODUCEDADOPTED SESSIONBY 25-0406BOTH 08/09BODIES HOUSE7Jan2026... BILL 323 AN ACT requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote.

2940h SESSION 25-0406 08/09 HOUSE BILL 323 AN ACT requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote.

HB 323 - ASVERSION INTRODUCEDADOPTED 25-0406BY 08/09BOTH STATEBODIES OF7Jan2026... NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote.

2940h 25-0406 08/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote.

Amend RSA 659:13, I(b) to read as follows:

(b) The voter, unless challenged as provided for in RSA 659:27 through 659:33, shall then be asked to present proof of his or her identity meeting the requirements of paragraph II.

If the voter presents such proof of identity to the ballot clerk, the ballot clerk shall give the voter one of each ballot to be voted on in that election which shall be folded as it was upon receipt from the secretary of state.

The ballot clerk shall also mark the checklist using a ruler or other straight edge to ensure accuracy of the mark in order to show that the voter obtained his or her ballot.

[If the photo identification is an out-of-state driver's license or nondriver's identification card, the ballot clerk shall record the state of issuance on the checklist in accordance with uniform procedures developed by the secretary of state in a color designated for such entries and the supervisors of the checklist or designee shall record the state of issuance of the voter's driver's license or identification card in the statewide centralized voter registration database within 30 days of the election.] The voter shall then be allowed to enter the space enclosed by the guardrail to mark and cast his or her ballot.

2 Obtaining a Ballot.

(1) A driver's license issued by theany state of New Hampshire [any state] or the federal government.

(2) An identification card issued under RSA 260:21, RSA 260:21-a, or RSA 260:21-b [oror a nondriver's identification card issued by the motor vehicles division, department, agency, or office of any other state].state.

HB 323 - AS INTRODUCED - Page 2 - (4) A United States passport or passcard.

(iii)(iii)A A nonpublic high school in New Hampshire accredited by a private school accrediting agency that is recognized by the department of education.

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(6) If the voter has been on the checklist for fewer than 63 days, a nondriver's identification card issued by the motor vehicles division, department, agency, or office of any state, provided that if a place last registered to vote was recorded on the voter registration, then the state of issuance of the nondriver's identification card shall correspond to said place.

(b) [The secretary of state shall post the lists of educational institutions provided by the commissioner of the department of education under RSA 21-N:4, VII on the department of state's website, and otherwise shall make such lists available to local election officials.

[(d)] (c)The(c) The secretary of state shall develop and make available an informational pamphlet explaining the procedure established in RSA 260:21 for obtaining a picture identification card for voter identification purposes only.

32 Effective Date.