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HB317 Preventing a supervisor of the checklist from verifying a person's identity without identification, even if they personally know that person.

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Preventing a supervisor of the checklist from verifying a person's identity without identification, even if they personally know that person.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

4

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

No direct financial impact.

4
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Your Community

In small NH towns where everyone knows each other, requiring ID even for known voters adds unnecessary friction.

4
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Your Freedom

Adds a barrier to voting even when identity is not in question, impacting elderly voters and others who may not carry ID.

Status

Conference Committee Report 2026-2098c: Adopted, Regular Calendar 197-159 06/04/2026 House Journal 15

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Claudine Burnham (R)

The Short Version

Requires photo ID to vote even when the checklist supervisor personally knows the voter. Eliminates the common-sense exception that allowed known voters to be vouched for. Passed Senate.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Election security advocates who want uniform ID requirements

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Elderly voters in small towns
  • ▼ Voters who forget their ID but are personally known
  • ▼ Checklist supervisors who lose professional discretion

Roll Call Detail (1 vote)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Adopt CofC Report 2026-06-04
Passed

YES = Yes. NO = No.

193R + 3D + 1I
Voted Yea (197)
2R + 157D
Voted Nay (159)
18
Absent
17
Not voting
Show all 391 individual votes

Voted Yea (197)

Republicans (193)
Democrats (3)
Independents (1)

Voted Nay (159)

Republicans (2)
Democrats (157)
Absent (18)

Beth Richards (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Chris Muns (D) , Darrell Louis (R) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jennifer Mandelbaum (D) , John Leavitt (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Marjorie Smith (D) , Mark Pearson (R) , Maureen Mooney (R) , Richard Tripp (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Stephen Pearson (R) , Terry Spahr (D) , Thomas Buco (D)

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