GST OBJECTIVES FOR ELECTION LAW
Revise current New Hampshire election law to make our voting system:
Simple to understand and execute
Resistant to fraud
Available exclusively to citizens of New Hampshire
Inform voters of the problems in the current system and make them supportive of changes.
Influence the Legislature and the Governor to pass legislation for voter law reform.
ISSUES WITH CURRENT ELECTION LAWS
People are able to vote without presenting any identification or proof of US citizenship.
People are able to vote without being a resident nor being domiciled in New Hampshire.
Known residents of other states are able to vote in New Hampshire and affect our elections.
Fraud cannot be proven or prosecuted because residency is subject to “changes in future plan.”
There is no process for identifying individuals who vote in two states in the same election.
WHY GRANITE STATE TAXPAYERS IS WORKING TO IMPROVE VOTING LAW
We are a non-partisan non-profit group with a Mission to inform, educate and motivate New Hampshire taxpayers and to influence the legislature on their behalf.
We value frugal, limited government that works efficiently within its constitutional authority, low taxes as a result of low spending, balanced budgets and local control on spending issues.
It’s impossible to maintain accountability and local control when people are able to vote and affect elections who are not in a position to have live with the results of those elections.
EXAMPLES OF ISSUES WITH ELECTION LAW
The problem with current law is not some much a matter of fraud, but issues with what is actually legal.
Family members and campaign personnel from out of state vote here openly.
Massachusetts voter was convicted for voting in New Hampshire to “make my vote count”.
Video records show the ease of obtaining ballots using the names of dead people.
New Hampshire statutes allow anyone to vote even if they are unwilling or unable to provide proof of identity, citizenship or domicile in New Hampshire. Our law allows them to sign an affidavit that is equivalent to providing a birth certificate or a passport or a driver’s license.
Over 100,000 voters in 2012 had a “Primary address” out of state per a Lexis-Nexis search.
In 2012, over 500 people voted for people who were identified as being dead per Lexis-Nexis.
In 2012, voters filed 22,177 affidavits in lieu of providing proof of identity, citizenship or domicile in New Hampshire. Letters sent to each voter at the address they provided, and 1,786 were “Returned Undeliverable”, indicating that no such person exists at the address provided.
In 2012, 13,939 voters signed Domicile Affidavits. Of those letters, 1,200 were “Returned Undeliverable”. No data is available on how many others were never returned at all.
In 2012 and 2014, 16,978 people registered to vote with out-of-state ID, 7,751 on Election Day.
PROPOSED CHANGES FOR A SIMPLE, EASY TO UNDERSTAND VOTER LAW
A NH Driver License (NHDL) or Non-Driver ID (NHNDID) required for registration and for voting
Voter registration (same day or prior) only with the above documents plus proof of citizenship
Voter registration only after 30 days of residency
Absentee ballots require Driver License number
RSA 263 and NH DMV Policy regarding Driver Licenses require proof of identify and residency.
RSA 654:1 Voter: eliminate section I.a that provides out-of-state students in NH a domicile for voting
RSA 654.7 Voter Registration: eliminate Section III regarding lack of proof of qualification
RSA 654.12 Determining Qualifications: eliminate qualified voter affidavit and domicile affidavit
Reconcile NH Constitution, case law and the RSAs regarding Domicile and Residency
Adjust RSAs to require Undeclared to register with a particular party 30 days before primary
HELP GET THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR TO IMPROVE THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION LAW!