college student voting Archives

OPINION: It’s As Easy As Ever For Out-of-State College Students To Vote In New Hampshire

July 18, 2026 New Hampshire’s Iron Marshal

Governor Kelly Ayotte signed House Bill 323 into law. As a result, student IDs are no longer a valid form of identification to obtain a ballot in New Hampshire. But note that a “driver’s license issued by any state” remains a valid form of identification. This means that, notwithstanding all the hooting and hollering over … Read more

College Students in NH Admit They Have More Voting Rights Than True Granite Staters

November 11, 2022November 10, 2022 Steve MacDonald

The November 2022 midterm elections are fading into history, but the problems with how New Hampshire carries them out have not. The law is not only unfair, but it also creates rights for out-of-state college kids that actual NH residents do not have.

Headline Should Read: If Out-of-State College Students Don’t Vote in NH Democrats Lose

July 8, 2022June 19, 2020 Steve MacDonald

The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript (MLT) Headline reads: “Primary Source: COVID-19 could affect key college student vote in NH.” By the second sentence, you will realize the headline should be: “If Out-of-State College Students Don’t Vote in NH Democrats Lose.”

Some Steps to Reduce Voter Fraud

May 23, 2020 Norm Silber

If we really want to have the voter registration laws in New Hampshire mean something as far as ballot integrity, this writer humbly suggests the following steps as solutions: Eliminate same-day registration. Cause the voter checklists to be “closed” a reasonable time before each election, say 30 days or 60 days, after which if you … Read more

College Student Voting- a new decision

May 21, 2020 Norm Silber

The voter registration laws in New Hampshire are, and have been, at best, illogical, and contradictory at worst. Putting aside for the moment the idiocy of having same-day registration and “open” primaries in which voters not registered to a particular political party can obtain a ballot and vote in a primary of whatever political party … Read more