There were so many recent revisions to New Hampshire’s voter ID law, even state officials couldn’t keep up with the changes. As a legislative conference committee considered potential changes before passing a final version of the law three weeks ago, many people who weren’t sure what happened to the controversial measure. So they called The League of Women Voters of New Hampshire to find out the latest changes, according to league election law specialist Joan Flood Ashwell. The league is well known for its efforts to educate the public about voting.
“We heard from people who were confused, including election officials,” she said. “One day it was one thing, the next day it was another thing. We got a lot of calls when they lost track of it.”
While Deputy Secretary of State David Scanlan said the changes have little impact on most voters, a few of the revisions are significantly different than what previously existed.
Effective Sept. 1, the new law will still allow for student IDs after it was proposed they not be allowed because of the potential for election fraud. But the student IDs must have been issued by New Hampshire schools, Scanlan said. That was not a requirement of the previous law.
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