Will affidavit ballots be in use for November election? New NH law creates confusion
When New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed one of the strictest voter identification laws in the country last month, he said the timing was intentional: the law goes into effect 60 days after his signature, meaning the new rules would not be in place for the Nov. 5 general election. That was important, Sununu said, so as to not introduce potentially confusing new rules just weeks ahead of a major election.
“The biggest issue I always had was, I didn’t want to sign a bill that would impact this year’s election,” Sununu told reporters. “So that was the number one issue, which was taken care of.”
But with the timing of his pen stroke, Sununu has, indeed, apparently impacted this year’s elections. And in doing so, the new law has potentially sown the very confusion Sununu said he sought to avoid by waiting to enact the bill.
The new voter identification law, known as HB 1569, goes into effect on Nov. 11. It requires all first time voters in the state to show proof of their citizenship when registering, and also removes any exceptions for showing an identification at the polls on Election Day. Under the new law, people who fail to show ID won’t be able to cast a ballot.
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