HB385 is Going to the House Floor - Urge Your Reps to Support HB385

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HB385 is Going to the House Floor - Urge Your Reps to Support HB385

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Dear [Your Elected Official],

I am contacting you as a concerned New Hampshire voter to urge you to support HB385.
This legislation would repeal the provisions in HB1569, passed in 2024, reinstating the ability to register to vote by signing a sworn affidavit if the voter does not have physical proof of identity, age, citizenship, or domicile (address), or if they don’t have photo ID when they arrive at the polls to receive their ballot.  
Our current election system under HB1569 disenfranchises voters by creating unnecessary barriers to registration. The New Hampshire Campaign for Voting Rights confirmed this during our recent Town Meeting elections where nonpartisan observers stationed at 11 polling locations confirmed 46 eligible voters were turned away due to lacking a document. Imagine what the full impact was across all municipalities, or what the impact will be with a Presidential election where we have significantly higher levels of new voters registering. In our November election we saw wait times for registering in some locations reach two hours, how many people would wait through that a second time if they were turned away for a missing document? Would your supporters?
New Hampshire elections are safe and secure. Officials from both parties agree that there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in New Hampshire, so why would we keep harmful legislation that only serves to punish New Hampshire voters? Support New Hampshire voting rights - vote ought to pass on HB385.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

[Your City & State]

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Summary

HB385 has left the House Election Law Committee and is on its way to the House Floor on Wednesday, March 26th. This bill would repeal the provisions in HB1569, passed in 2024. HB385 would reinstate the ability to register to vote by signing a sworn affidavit if the voter does not have physical proof of identity, age, citizenship, or domicile (address), or if they don’t have photo ID when they arrive at the polls to receive their ballot. Prior to HB1569 being passed, voters could sign a sworn affidavit under penalty of perjury if they were registering to vote but didn’t have all of the necessary documents. This is important because many voters don’t have documents easily available and ready to bring with them to the polls – especially proof of citizenship, which can only be proven by providing a birth certificate, passport, or naturalization papers. Under this current law, eligible voters will be turned away from registering or voting solely because they lack the necessary documents.  Please note: the subject line and the body of the email in this form is fully cutomizable. We encourage you to use your own words to make your email stand out!

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