Chairman Ray Chadwick testified for SB3 to the House Election Law Committee Tuesday 4/18/17.
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SB3 would require New Hampshire voters to be residents and provide documentation that they are.
Currently, 49 states and the District of Columbia require voters to be residents and provide proof of residency.
47 states and the District of Columbia also require residency for up to 30 days before being allowed to vote.
In Massachusetts, people who cannot provide proof of residency before the polls close, are not allowed to vote.
Because of the laxity of our laws, people can vote in New Hampshire who are not residents here.
Requiring voters to be residents where they vote is not novel or “unconstitutional”.
The Supreme Court stated in 1972 that:
“States have the power to require that voters be bona fide residents of the relevant political subdivision.”
In 2012 and 2014, 16,978 people registered to vote in New Hampshire using out of state ID.
In 2016, 6,540 people registered to vote here using out of state driver’s licenses.
SB3 has passed the Senate and is now being reviewed by the House Election Law Committee.
Contact the Election Law Committee members to show your support for SB3.
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