New Hampshire Election Shows Hurdles Caused by Proof of Citizenship Requirement
New Hampshire this month held its first elections since it began requiring documented proof of citizenship to register to vote, and some people who tried to register to vote couldn’t do so.
New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan said he doesn’t have data on how many people couldn’t register for lack of documentation, “but clearly there were some.”
“What I learned from this is, the administration of this law is doable,” Scanlan said, “but based on the number of individuals that were turned away to get further documentation, we know that we have a lot more work to do to prepare the voting population before the next round of state elections, which would be in 2026.”
Voters and election officials around the country should pay close attention to how this new requirement affects voters in New Hampshire, because one way or another, they could be contending with similar requirements before long.
https://www.governing.com/politics/new-hampshire-election-shows-hurdles-caused-by-proof-of-citizenship-requirement