Bill to bar student ID cards to prove voter identity heads to Ayotte’s desk

By: Ethan DeWitt

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 560

Last Updated: 5 days, 9 hours ago

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New Hampshire Senate Republicans passed a bill Thursday to bar high school and college students from using their institution’s identification cards to vote, sending the measure to Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s desk.

House Bill 323 would remove a voter’s ability to use a “valid student identification card” to prove their identity to obtain a ballot. Currently, state statute allows a student identification card as one of several options for proving identity, along with a driver’s …

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