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Subcommittee hears concerns over out-of-state IDs and compliance with New Hampshire residency rules
Summary
Lawmakers discussed how use of out-of-state identification at the polls has left questions about whether voters subsequently meet New Hampshire residency requirements, and considered outreach and statutory language to improve compliance.
Members of the subcommittee discussed voters who use out-of-state identification to prove identity at the polls and whether those voters subsequently comply with New Hampshire residency requirements.
The chair noted the scale of the phenomenon: "we do know in the last election that there were 4,812 out of state driver's licenses used," he said, and the panel discussed evidence that many of those voters do not later take steps (such as transferring a driver's license) that state officials consider indications of New Hampshire domicile.
Why it matters: Members said sustained failure to take steps that indicate domicile could amount to…
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