New Hampshire GOP bans student IDs for voting, adds to growing restrictions
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Key Points:
- New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte signed House Bill 323 into law, removing student IDs from the list of acceptable voter identification, effective June unless blocked by a court.
- The law restricts valid voter IDs to driver’s licenses, passports, or military IDs, potentially disenfranchising thousands of student voters who rely on school-issued IDs.
- Republicans argue the measure enhances election security despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud, while Democrats and voting rights advocates contend it targets young voters and restricts ballot access.
- This change is part of a broader trend in New Hampshire toward more restrictive voting laws, including documentary proof of citizenship and elimination of affidavit voting, which have already led to voters being turned away.
- Voting rights groups warn these combined restrictions disproportionately affect students and vulnerable voters, and legal challenges to the new ID law are expected given ongoing disputes over voter access in the state.
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