Special election to fill a vacancy for state representative from Wolfeboro, Tuftonboro, Ossipee district (Carroll county district 7). Primary will be Jan. 20. General election will be March 10 (same date as most towns’ municipal and school board elections.) 

Town elections are March, April, or May, 2026. City elections are in the fall, most on Nov. 3. (Most towns will hold elections March 10. Check your own town’s website to verify date. Filing period for March election is Jan. 21-30.)

Sample ballots will be available for municipal elections from your town clerk.

For special elections, check our Events page or the Sec. of State’s website.

How to vote early in case of a storm: if an official winter storm warning has been issued and you believe getting to the polls on election day may be too dangerous or impossible for you, you may go to your town clerk’s office on Monday, show your ID, fill out an absentee ballot application, turn it in and get the ballot right then. Immediately fill out the ballot, put it in the envelope, sign the back of the envelope, and hand it back to the clerk. Bring ID with you, please. This special absentee voting is not only legal, it is a good solution for voters who otherwise would miss their chance to vote for town and school officials. Do it! Town elections matter! All you lucky folks with four-wheel drive and courage, you may still go to the polls on Tuesday and vote as you usually do.

Here is the link to the law allowing Monday voting when a winter storm warning has been issued for election day.

If you are already registered in your town or ward, you will be asked your name and asked to verify your physical address and asked to show a photo ID when you go to the polls. If you have a photo ID, bring it! You are no longer allowed to sign an affidavit to prove identity.

If you are not yet registered in your current town, see our Voter Registration page.

If you are already registered in your town or ward, you will be asked your name and asked to verify your physical address and asked to show a photo ID when you go to the polls. If you have a photo ID, bring it! You are no longer allowed to sign an affidavit to prove identity.

If you are not yet registered in your current town, see our Voter Registration page.

You need show only ONE photo ID.

Acceptable photo IDs include the following:

• Driver’s license from NH or any other state (current or expired no more than 5 years*);

• Non-driver’s photo ID issued by NH Department of Motor Vehicles;

• US armed services ID card;

• US passport or US passcard (current or expired no more than 5 years*);

• Valid student ID card;

• Other photo ID acceptable to the moderator, supervisor of the checklist, or town clerk;

• Verification of a person’s identity by the moderator, supervisor of the checklist, town or city clerk, or a town selectman.

NOTE: *For voters over 65 years old, the expiration date doesn’t matter.

IMPORTANT:  If you have medical conditions that limit your public exposure, you may request an absentee ballot by checking “disability” as your reason.

If you know you won’t be able to go to the polls on Election Day because of disability, religious beliefs, work schedule, military service, or temporary absence, you may request an absentee ballot to vote. (Note that “work schedule” includes care of young children or the infirm, even if you are not paid for that work.)

Helpful hints about voting absentee:

New law: You must prove ID to vote absentee. Do any ONE of these things: show your ID to the town clerk when you get your application or when you return it. OR send a copy of your photo ID with your absentee ballot application.  OR have your signature on the application notarized. Call your town or city clerk if you have questions. 

Be sure to sign the inner envelope. If  health conditions that limit your exposure to others in public is your reason for voting absentee, sign the envelope on the right-hand side (which mentions “disability.”)

Return your ballot well in advance of the election. Mail or hand deliver your ballot to your town/city clerk. If you mail it, one stamp should work for most ballots.

Don’t use  a Sharpie to mark your ballot–it bleeds thru.  Use a black ball point pen or a pencil.

You may get an Absentee Ballot Application at your town or city clerk’s office until 5:00 pm on the day before election day. You may also request it via email or possibly by phone. Do this well ahead of the election to allow time for the mail both ways.

Complete the application and include a copy of your ID or have your signature notarized (this law took effect Sept. 30, 2025). Return the application to your city or town clerk.

When you get your ballot, fill it out with a black ballpoint pen or a pencil (not a Sharpie; it bleeds thru). Put your completed ballot in the smaller envelope. Then sign that envelope, put it into the larger envelope,  and hand deliver or mail it back to your town or city clerk. You will need to add postage if you mail it. Usually just one stamp, unless you have multiple sheets in your ballot.

If you prefer, you may get an absentee ballot for state and federal elections  online. Some towns also post the town election absentee applications online. Download then fill out and return the application well in advance of the election to your town or city clerk’s office.

https://www.sos.nh.gov/elections/voters/absentee-ballots

When you get your ballot, fill it out as directed. Be sure to sign the envelope (sign the right side if you are voting absentee because of medical conditions or disabilities). Put the signed envelope inside the larger envelope. For elections after Sept. 30, 2025, include a copy of your photo  ID … OR … have your signature notarized.

Returning your ballot:

To mail it back, put on a stamp and allow enough time. It must be received at the town or city clerk’s office by 5:00 pm on Election Day. (If your town’s ballot is more than one sheet of paper, you will probably need extra postage.)

You may also hand deliver it to the town clerk’s office.

You may also hand deliver it to the polling place on election day before 5 pm if you run out of time.

Absentee ballots may NOT be faxed. They may, however, be hand-delivered by a relative with an ID on election day.

Answers can be found on the NH Secretary of State’s Elections website at this page: https://sos.nh.gov/elections/voters/uniformed-overseas/

Answers can be found on the NH Secretary of State’s Elections website at this page: https://www.sos.nh.gov/elections/voters/register-vote/absentee/accessible-voting

Voting in New Hampshire 2025-2026:

This flier may be downloaded and reproduced without alteration by any group working to increase the public’s interest in voting. It is a non-partisan guide to voter registration and casting a ballot. It reflects the laws in effect Oct 1, 2025 thru town elections in spring 2026. Click here for the pdf.

Voter registration and voting instructions from the Sec. of State’s office in Spanish (en espanol), in French (francais), in Portuguese and in simplified Mandarin Chinese. https://www.sos.nh.gov/multilingual-election-information

If you want to check the status of your absentee ballot application or ballot for federal elections, you can do so on the Secretary of State’s website. https://sos.nh.gov/elections/voters/absentee-ballots/absentee-ballot-status/

Voting info for released felons and others incarcerated. Download the info from the ACLU-NH here.

Federal law says that students may choose whether to vote at their family residence or in the town where they live while attending college.

College students voting: Get more information from the Sec. of State’s office: 603-271-3242