New Hampshire HB1277: relative to proof of identification on absentee ballot applications.

What the bill says

An act relative to proof of identification on absentee ballot applications. Rep. Bay, Straf. 21; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Lane, Merr. 16; Rep. Prudhomme-O'Brien, Rock. 13; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13 COMMITTEE: Election Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires an applicant for an absentee ballot to write his or her drivers' license number or nondrivers' license identification number on their application. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.

From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:

AN ACT relative to proof of identification on absentee ballot applications. Rep. Bay, Straf. 21; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44; Rep. Lane, Merr. 16; Rep. Prudhomme-O'Brien, Rock. 13; Rep. Wherry, Hills. 13 COMMITTEE: Election Law ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires an applicant for an absentee ballot to write his or her drivers' license number or nondrivers' license identification number on their application. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2848 08/06 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to proof of identification on absentee ballot applications. I. Prior to any state election, the secretary of state shall prepare the appropriate application forms for absentee ballots worded in substantially …

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Sponsors

• Russell Muirhead (D, 12) · primary sponsor
• Luz Bay (D, 21)