This week, we asked readers: Should New Hampshire make voting easier—or are the current rules fine?
Here’s what they had to say…
“I lived on the road for 15 years, working all over the country, and at times, the world. I was very often dependent on being able to use an absentee ballot to vote. I am not sure what percentage of workers are on the road but I would say they also will be disenfranchised from voting. I am sure in some communities these voters make up a significant difference in the numbers able to vote. I think Trump’s plan is stupid. There is no proof of fraud in absentee voting. Trump is focusing his efforts in restricting absentee voting to blue states. My father was a postman for all of his working life. He would be angry at the USPS being TOLD how and what to deliver the mail. They even deliver junk mail, which some see as a waste of resources.” — Dan Roy
“No, we should not make voting easier. What New Hampshire should do is to make sure that ‘everyone’ who votes in NH is a resident in NH and is eligible to vote in this state. If New Hampshire public schools spent time teaching history to their students, and especially the history of John Stark, and what he did in the Battle of Bunker Hill, New Hampshire would have a more informed electorate—and how great that would be for all of us!” — Joan Shaughnessey
“Last I voted, I was required to show ID. Last I needed to get an ID, I had to prove who I was. Isn’t this enough? Isn’t this the law nation-wide? Wouldn’t it be much more feasible and enlightening to teach those who seem terrified of ‘illegals’ stealing their vote to just read a book or a newspaper and see that it’s really not within the best interests of someone who is trying to keep under the radar to draw attention to themselves?” — Mike Gravel
“Oh my god, YES! make it easier. Voting should be ranked choice. Voting should take place over the course of several days, or weeks, to make it easy for everyone to vote. Restricting voting to Tuesdays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. is intentional (in my opinion) to make it ONLY easy for people who have flexible jobs or no job constraints at all.” — Leah Woods
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. ‘Nuff said.” — JoAnn Carlson
“Yes, and voters can start to make voting easier in NH this November! The most recently passed anti-voting bill was HB 323, which eliminated the use of student IDs for voting, despite there being no documented cases of student ID voting fraud. The bill will probably prevent thousands from voting in the midterms given that there are more than 200,000 students in NH. Online testimony was 811-67 against the bill. This bill is nakedly partisan and anti-democratic against students and all those who share their knowledge and opinions. The bill was signed by Gov. Ayotte in April 2026 after it passed in the Statehouse on a near party-line vote (Republicans 201-0 for, Democrats 148-5 against). Confirm your registration at vote.org and vote as if your vote depends on it, because it does!” — Bill Black
