Support for a 30-day residency requirement to register to vote in New Hampshire has dipped slightly since midsummer, but Granite Staters continue to support it by a nearly 2-1 margin.
Earlier this year, lawmakers passed largely along party lines legislation that would require a person to show that he or she has been a resident of the state for 30 days before being allowed to register to vote.
Senate Bill 179, however, was vetoed by Gov. Maggie Hassan, and in September, the state Senate sustained the veto. The vote was 13-11 to override, short of the necessary two-thirds.
The latest WMUR Granite State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center Sept. 24-Oct. 2, asked 587 New Hampshire adults if they support or oppose the 30-day requirement.
The poll found that 50 percent favored the requirement, while 28 percent opposed it, while 2 percent were neutral and 19 percent did not know enough about it to say.
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Among those polled, 36 percent supported it strongly and 14 percent supported it “somewhat.” Meanwhile, 18 percent strongly opposed and 10 percent somewhat opposed the requirement.
In April, 57 percent supported the 30-day requirement and 28 percent opposed it.
Opinion generally reflects party affiliation, as 70 percent of Republicans, 55 percent of independents and 34 percent of Democrats support the requirement, while 15 percent of Republicans, 22 percent of independents and 44 percent of Democrat oppose it.
According to the survey center, those polled were 47 percent registered undeclared, or independent, 27 percent registered Democrats, and 26 percent registered Republicans. However, the survey center said, 43 percent considered themselves Democrats, 37 percent viewed themselves as Republicans and 20 percent viewed themselves as independents.