Secretary of State's Office seeks to clarify judge's ruling on citizenship affidavit

May 30, 2026 at 06:00 am by Harrison


CONCORD - Secretary of State David Scanlon on Friday released a statement following a federal judge's ruling that said New Hampshire must allow voters to use a citizen affidavit to prove citizenship at the polls. HB 1569, passed two years ago had eliminated the qualified voter affidavit as a means of proving citizenship and eliminated the challenged voter affidavit as a procedural safeguard for challenged voters. "The Court's order does not impact the portions of HB 1569 that require regist...

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