ACLU warns HB289 would condition New Hampshire voting rights on parents' tax claims, citing constitutional and enforcement concerns

The House Election Law Subcommittee on Friday heard testimony on House Bill 289, a relist on domicile qualifications that would bar a person from claiming domicile in New Hampshire if they are claimed as a tax dependent by parents who live outside the state. Henry Clementowich, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire, told the panel he believes the provision raises constitutional and practical problems.

Clementowich said the bill would "condition someone else's right to vote on the actions of another, which is their parents," and called that an unconstitutional condition because other domicile tests are within a person's control. He also warned that tax returns are confidential and…