How to Register to Vote in Durham, NH

You may register to vote at the town office during regular business hours, 8AM – 4:30PM, Monday through Friday. Additional registration opportunities are provided periodically by the Supervisors of the Checklist during evening and weekend hours throughout the year. Notice of these registration sessions will be posted at the Town Hall, Post Office, and usually on the town website.  The Supervisors of the Checklist shall definitely be in session for this purpose on a day designated by the supervisors 6 to 13 days prior to any election.   At that point registration will be closed until Election Day.  In NH, registration is allowed on Election Day at the polls.  To register, you will need to provide documents that prove your identity, age, citizenship, and domicile in Durham.

• Identity can be proved with a photo ID (driver’s license, passport/passcard, military ID, school ID are commonly used).
• Age can be proved using a driver’s license or non-driver ID from any state, a birth certificate or passport/passcard.
• Citizenship can be proved using a birth certificate, US passport/passcard, or naturalization document. 
• Domicile can be proved with many things including driver’s license or car registration with local address, mail, campus address on Webcat, rental agreement.    

Important Information

• Having the proper documentation and registering before an election saves you time.
   
• The voter checklist closes approximately 10 days prior to any election.  This means no registrations or changes can be accepted until Election Day, at which time you may register in person at the polls.  Check with the Town Clerk's Office for exact date and time. 
   
• Once the filing period for any primary opens, no party changes can be accepted until after that primary election.  For a state primary the filing period runs from the first Wednesday in June until after the state primary election in September.  Because of New Hampshire’s unique first-in-the-nation primary status, the filing period for the presidential primary fluctuates depending on the date set by New Hampshire’s Secretary of State.  Generally, the filing period opens late in October with the election being held early in February.  
   
• Once you are registered, your name remains on the Durham checklist for all town, state, federal and school district elections.  Only a photo I.D. is needed for voting once registered.  If you move to another New Hampshire town, you must register to vote there.  If you are a student attending UNH and residing in Durham, in a dorm or in an apartment or house in Durham, you may vote in Durham or you may choose to vote where your parents live.
   
• New Hampshire election laws change rather frequently.  For further information about voter registration requirements, election dates, and registration deadlines, visit the NH Secretary of State’s website at www.sos.nh.gov.