‘Time is going to tell’: Scanlan grilled on new voting law ahead of 2026 elections

By: Ethan DeWitt

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 1,667

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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A state law requiring hard proof of citizenship to register to vote for the first time could lead to more voters turned away during the upcoming September and November federal elections, New Hampshire Secretary of State Dave Scanlan testified in court Friday.

“I would expect there would be an increase of voters in that situation in a state election,” Scanlan said.

Speaking at the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire, Scanlan neither praised nor criticized …

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