Citing security, Republicans push to exclude student ID cards from voting verification

By: Ethan DeWitt

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: January 13, 2026

Words: 1,067

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Weeks before a lawsuit against a recent New Hampshire voting law goes to trial in federal court, state lawmakers are pushing to tighten voting requirements further.

The House passed a bill this month that would eliminate the ability for high school or college students to use their student identification cards to vote. Instead, under the proposed law, those students would be required to present an ID issued by the federal government or any U.S. state, …

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