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HB323 Requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote.

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Requiring the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

4

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
💰

Your Wallet

No direct financial impact for most voters, though those needing to obtain ID face costs.

4
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Your Community

Strict photo ID requirements disproportionately affect elderly, disabled, low-income, and minority voters.

3
⚖️

Your Freedom

Imposes a significant new barrier to exercising the fundamental right to vote.

Status

Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/03/2026; Chapter 20; eff: 06/02/2026

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Donald McFarlane (R)

The Short Version

Requires government-issued photo ID to vote in NH elections. Passed both chambers and enrolled. Eliminates alternatives like signing affidavits for voters without ID. Could disenfranchise elderly, disabled, and low-income voters.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Election integrity advocates

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Elderly voters without current photo ID
  • ▼ Low-income residents
  • ▼ Disabled individuals
  • ▼ Native Americans on tribal lands
  • ▼ People whose IDs have been lost or stolen

Roll Call Detail (2 votes)

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

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 2 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 201 for ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 5 for , 156 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Ought to Pass 2026-03-05
Passed

YES = Pass the bill. NO = Reject the bill.

16R
Voted to Pass (16)
0R + 8D
Voted Against (8)
0
Absent
0
Not voting
Show all 24 individual votes
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-01-07
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

185R + 5D
Voted to Pass (190)
0R + 148D
Voted Against (148)
41
Absent
16
Not voting
Show all 395 individual votes

Voted Yea (190)

Republicans (185)
Democrats (5)

Voted Nay (148)

Democrats (148)
Absent (41)

Adam Presa (R) , Allison Knab (D) , Bill Boyd (R) , Cassandra Levesque (D) , Charles Foote (R) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , David Lundgren (R) , David Luneau (D) , David Nagel (R) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Fred Davis (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Gary Daniels (R) , Heath Howard (D) , Jeffrey Tenczar (R) , Jim Creighton (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , Karel Crawford (R) , Larry Gagne (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Louise Andrus (R) , Mark Vallone (D) , Mary Ford (R) , Mary Murphy (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Cahill (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Peter Varney (R) , Sallie Fellows (D) , Sandra Panek (R) , Sayra Devito (R) , Shane Sirois (R) , Thomas Schamberg (D) , Tim Mannion (R) , Tom Dolan (R) , Travis Toner (R)

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