Voting Information

Register to Vote

This guidance was updated on June 3, 2026. Do not rely on previous versions.

To register and vote in New Hampshire, you must be:

You must prove your identity, age, citizenship, and domicile to register. You may present proof documents in paper, photocopy, or electronic form. If your name has legally changed, for example through marriage, divorce, adoption, or a court-approved name change, and you will use a document with your former name to prove one your voter qualifications, you must present proof of your legal name change that shows both your prior name as it appears on your proof document and your current legal name as it appears on the voter registration application. Your marriage certificate, divorce decree, adoption papers, or the court order approving your name change will usually satisfy this requirement. If the proceeding changing your name occurred in New Hampshire, election officials may be able to verify the name change through the statewide voter registration database. Please see the sections below for examples of qualifying documentary proof of identity, age, citizenship, and domicile. For more resources where you can obtain proof of voter qualification visit: www.sos.nh.gov/elections/register-vote

For more information, please see the NH Secretary of State’s website:
www.sos.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt561/files/docs/registering-to-vote-in-new-hampshire-6.3.2026.final_.pdf (PDF File)

Student Voting in New Hampshire

From the NH Secretary of State's website:

Please see "STUDENT GUIDE TO REGISTERING TO VOTE IN NH". (PDF File)