Voting Information

All Elections are held at the Barnstead Elementary School, polls open at 7:00am - 7:00pm

Avoid the lines at the voter registration tables on election day and register at the Town Clerk's Office we are here Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (up to 6 to 13 days before any election.) 

Register with your local supervisors of the checklist.  By law, the supervisors meet once, 6 - 13 days before each state election.  Check our website for the supervisor's meeting date & time. 

Register at your polling place on election day.

To register to vote, you need to fill out a Voter Registration Form and provide proof of your citizenship, age, primary residence address (domicile), and identity in paper or electronic form.

Some examples of proof:

US Citizenship – Birth Certificate showing birth in the US, US Passport, naturalization papers

Identity and Age – driver’s license, government-issued photo ID

NH Residence – photo ID with current NH address listed, rental agreement or utility bill listing current NH address, a note signed by a New Hampshire school or a valid NH vehicle registration.
 

NH Voter ID Law:

Every resident of Barnstead who has a fixed and permanent domicile in the town, who is a citizen of the United States (need proof: birth certificate, U.S. Passport/Pass card, or naturalization documents) and who is 18 years of age may register to vote in the town. A resident is someone who has a domicile in the town on a continuing basis for a significant portion of each year. A person can have only one domicile for the purpose of voting.

Voter Registration Form:

Information that must be provided includes name, address (mailing and legal residence), place and date of birth and proof of citizenship. Filling out the voter registration form and signing it involves a solemn oath that the information is true.

Party Affiliation:

No one is required to list a party affiliation, but in New Hampshire one may register as a Democrat, Republican or an Undeclared Voter.  Listing oneself as undeclared means that one has no party preference; there is no "independent" party. 

In primary elections an undeclared voter may request any party's ballot at the polls and will be listed on the checklist in the future as affiliated with that party.

A voter who wishes to return to an undeclared status after voting may do so at the place of polling, however, change of party affiliation from one party to another may be done no sooner than the day after election.

Rights and Responsibilities:

If the qualifications to vote are met, the Supervisors of the Checklist will add the applicant to the voter checklist. As a registered voter of Barnstead, New Hampshire, one has the right to vote at any meeting or election held within the town. One also shares in all the responsibilities of being a citizen of the town and state.

You can check your voter information by accessing the website listed below:
http://app.sos.nh.gov