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Official voter resources

Make your New Hampshire voting plan

Use New Hampshire's official voter services to register, find local polling hours, request or track a qualified absentee ballot, review photo identification, and read the statewide constitutional question.

First steps

Start with these three actions

Step 1

Register or confirm local timing

Register with the local clerk or supervisors of the checklist by the community's deadline 6 to 13 days before the election, or register at the polling place on Election Day. Use the official lookup for clerk and polling details.

Step 2

Request a qualified absentee ballot

Qualified voters may request a 2026 State General Election absentee ballot starting May 3. A request by mail must reach the local clerk by noon November 2. An in-person request and return must be completed by 5 p.m. November 2.

Step 3

Plan for Election Day identification

Registered voters must show an acceptable photo ID or receive identity verification from an authorized local election official. Student IDs do not prove identity. Check local polling hours before traveling.

6-13 days beforelocal pre-election registration window
May 3qualified absentee requests begin
Noon and 5 p.m. November 2absentee request deadlines
5 p.m. November 3absentee ballot receipt deadline
Dated checklist

Election timeline

  1. Qualified absentee requests begin

    A voter with an eligible reason may request a State General Election absentee ballot starting six months before Election Day.

  2. Local pre-election registration closes

    The last local clerk or supervisors of the checklist session varies by community. Election Day registration remains available at the polling place.

  3. Mail absentee request deadline

    A request sent by mail must be received by the local clerk by noon on the day before the election.

  4. In-person absentee request and return deadline

    A qualified voter requesting and returning an absentee ballot in person must finish by 5 p.m. on the day before the election.

  5. General Election Day and absentee receipt deadline

    Local polling hours vary. State law requires polls to open no later than 11 a.m. and close no earlier than 7 p.m. An absentee ballot returned by mail or delivery agent must reach the local clerk by 5 p.m.

Check the current rule: New Hampshire does not offer a separate statewide early-voting period. Absentee voting is limited to the qualifying reasons listed by the Secretary of State. Local pre-election registration dates, polling locations, and polling hours vary by town or city ward. Use the official lookup and confirm details before traveling. The student-ID rule applies to proving identity for voting and registration.
On the ballot

1 statewide constitutional question

The Secretary of State confirms one statewide constitutional amendment question for November 3. CACR 13 asks whether to eliminate the office of register of probate. A second statutory question authorized by HB 1300 inserts different municipality and school-district names for each locality, so it is not counted as a statewide question.

  • Question 1: Eliminate the Office of Register of ProbateA yes vote would amend Articles 71 and 81 of the New Hampshire Constitution to eliminate the county office of register of probate and related references. A no vote would leave the constitutional office in place.
View official ballot-measure information
Judicial retention

0 statewide judicial election or retention items

New Hampshire judicial officers are nominated and appointed by the Governor and Executive Council under Part II, Article 46 of the state constitution. The official statewide candidate list contains no judicial race, and New Hampshire does not use statewide judicial retention elections.

Read the New Hampshire Supreme Court's Article 46 explanation
Official instructions

Use the Voter Information Lookup

The official lookup provides a voter's local polling place, polling hours, clerk information, registration status, party information, absentee request status, and sample-ballot access.

Open the Voter Information Lookup
Official starting points

Official voter links

2026-2027 political calendarOfficial November 3 general-election date.Registration deadlinesOfficial local 6-to-13-day timing and Election Day registration rule.Absentee ballotsOfficial qualifying reasons, May 3 request opening, request deadlines, and 5 p.m. Election Day receipt rule.Election Day votingOfficial photo identification and identity-verification rules.Voter Information LookupOfficial local clerk, polling place, polling hours, registration, absentee, and sample-ballot service.RSA 659 polling hoursOfficial state-law minimum hours; local hours may be longer.2026 general-election questionsOfficial statewide constitutional question and local statutory-question text.

Dates checked October 1, 2026. Confirm them at the linked official source.