Absentee ballots for the 2022 state primary election Sept. 13 have been delivered to every city and town clerk’s office, and voters who request absentee ballots can obtain them from their local clerk.
The statutes, executive orders and guidance in place for the 2020 elections specific to COVID-19 and obtaining an absentee ballot have expired. Absentee voting will follow the same process it did during the 2018 elections, before the pandemic.
New Hampshire allows absentee voting if someone cannot vote in person because of absence, disability or inability to appear in public because of observance of a religious commitment. Information is available on the Secretary of State’s website at sos.nh.gov/elections/voters/absentee-ballots, which also contains instructions on requesting an absentee ballot.
Voters can check the status of their absentee ballots using the Voter Information Lookup tool at app.sos.nh.gov/viphome.
The last day local city and town clerks can accept absentee ballots filed by the voter in-person is 5 p.m. Sept. 12. All clerk’s offices will be open between 3 and 5 p.m. on this day. A voter’s delivery agent can deliver the completed absentee ballot in the affidavit and mailing envelope to the clerk at the polling place on election day any time before 5 p.m. Mailed-in absentee ballots can be accepted if the ballot is received by the clerk in the mail by 5 p.m. Sept. 13.