When a U.S. District Court judge struck down New Hampshire’s proof-of-citizenship voter registration requirement in May, advocates on both sides of the political spectrum responded with emotion. Republicans called the decision an unwarranted blow to a commonsense proposal to require new voters to provide hard evidence of citizenship, with no exceptions. Democrats celebrated the pause […]

New Hampshire residents who register to vote at the polls in this year’s elections will have the option of using an affidavit to prove citizen…

Starting July 2027, out-of-staters visiting New Hampshire might be required to pay at least twice as much for entries to state parks, and at least 10% more for state-run amenities like campsites and boat rentals. That’s the intention of House Bill 1102, but a casual observer could be forgiven for having missed it. The proposal […]

(The Center Square) — A federal judge has overturned a New Hampshire law that required unregistered voters to provide proof of citizenship to cast ballots in state elections.

A federal judge struck down New Hampshire’s new law requiring hard-copy proof of citizenship for voter registration Thursday, finding it unconstitutional, in a move that could stop its implementation for the midterm elections. In a 98-page order, Judge Samantha Elliott held that the law imposed an excessive burden on the right to vote. She wrote […]

The deadline to change party affiliation for the September primary in New Hampshire is less than a week away.

Kris Schultz moved to New Hampshire in 2002 with one mission: get Mark Fernald elected. The Democratic state senator was running for governor, and Schultz had moved from Kentucky to run his campaign.  For Fernald, it was a clear opportunity: fellow Democrat and then-Gov. Jeanne Shaheen was departing the corner office to run for U.S. […]