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NH Senate Kills Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship with Absentee Ballots; Challenge to 2024 NH Proof of Citizenship Law Heard in Federal Court

May 21, 2025May 22, 2025

The New Hampshire Senate killed a bill requiring absentee voters to include copies of citizenship documents when requesting and returning absentee ballots. In a separate court case in April, voters challenged the state’s proof of citizenship law for in-person registration.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Democracy Headlines from Delaware, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025

While corrosive democracy news from Washington continued this week, state news ranged from good in Delaware and Mississippi, mixed in North Carolina & Pennsylvania, to downright ugly in New Hampshire.

Voter Suppression Bills Aimed at College Students Pushed (Again) by the NH Legislature

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025

The New Hampshire legislature has proposed various schemes over the last decade to keep liberal-leaning college students living in the state from voting in elections. Most have failed, but no fewer than three voter suppression bills are before the legislature this year.

Nebraska & New Hampshire Wrestle with “Winner Take All” and “Winner by District” Presidential Electoral Vote Systems

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025

A New Hampshire Senate bill, just killed in committee, would have moved the state’s four presidential electoral votes to a “Winner by District” system, from “Winner Take All”. Nebraska, the only state besides Maine which apportions its electoral votes by district, is trying to end it.

GOP-Controlled NH Legislature Proposes Proportional Presidential Electoral Votes. Will Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Follow?

January 8, 2025January 8, 2025

Legislation unveiled Monday by the New Hampshire Senate would change the state’s four Presidential electoral votes from “winner take all” to “proportional,” based on which party wins its two Congressional districts. Gerrymander the districts, and you guarantee more votes for your Presidential candidate.