🚨 URGE YOUR SENATOR: VOTE NO ON HB 323, BANNING STUDENT IDs FOR VOTING 🚨

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Dear [Your Elected Official],

I urge you to stand with Granite State students in opposing this blatant attack on their constitutional right to vote. With zero cited cased of student ID-related voter fraud to warrant this bill, it would send a strong message to NH college students: we don't want you voting.
University ID cards are issued through secure verification processes and are used for important functions including dorm access, dining services, library use, and campus transportation.
For example:
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<li>To obtain a student ID card at UNH, one must submit a photo of themselves in addition to a photo of a government-issued ID, showing their name and identity. (unh.edu/new-students/checklist, "Submit a Photo for your UNH ID")</li>
<li>To obtain a student ID card at Dartmouth, one must submit a photo of themselves in addition to a legal form of ID. (dartmouth.edu/finance/tuition/dartmouth_card/obtain_card/, "Identity Verification")</li>
<li>To obtain a student ID card at Keene State College, one must submit a photo of themselves in addition to providing a government form of identification. (keene.edu/administration/policy/detail/owl-card/)</li>
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While some students may have used a passport or other government ID to obtain their student ID, many do not keep those documents with them at school, preferring to leave them safe and secure at home. Students who do not drive or are waiting on replacement documents often rely on their student ID as the only accessible form of identification they regularly carry.
Importantly, identification presented at the polls is intended to confirm identity—not to re-establish eligibility that voters already demonstrated during registration. Student IDs serve this identity-confirmation purpose effectively.
By restricting acceptable identification to government-issued IDs only, HB 323 would turn away eligible voters solely because they lack immediate access to a specific document, even when they can otherwise prove who they are and meet all legal voting requirements.
Given New Hampshire’s significant student population, this legislation risks voter confusion, administrative complications, and potential legal challenges while addressing no demonstrated problem. 
For these reasons, I respectfully urge you to oppose HB 323.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

[Your City & State]

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Summary

HB 323 eliminates the use of student IDs to receive a ballot. But if someone is already registered to vote, why should it matter what kind of photo ID they show at the polls? At that point in the process, voters are simply proving they are who they say they are. Both a state-issued ID and a student ID can do that. New Hampshire is home to many colleges and universities. Creating barriers for student voters doesn’t protect elections, but it does invite confusion, legal challenges, and lawsuits. If passed, this bill would ultimately work to disproportionately disenfranchise young voters. This bill solves a problem that doesn’t exist and risks turning eligible voters away. 🚨 Please write to your State Senator ahead of the full Senate vote, which is likely to take place on Thursday, March 5. 🚨

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