State wants uniform application of voter registration law
By Gordon Fraser
Staff writer
The notices show up a few weeks before every election, warning residents of "the last day to register for the town election" and telling voters they must have a "picture identification and proof of residency."
But, in reality, voters in New Hampshire don't need that picture identification — and they can register on the day of the election.
Voter registration laws are, somewhat intentionally, vague in New Hampshire, according to many election officials. The hope is that less restrictive laws allow more people, and a more diverse cross-section of people, to vote, election officials say.
But unclear laws leave enforcement open to variation — a problem state officials say they're addressing.
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