New Hampshire
Ballot Security
What Politicians Say
It is one of four states that do not have any early voting option open to all voters, either in person or by mail.
That list could soon grow shorter, as Connecticut voters are being asked to approve a ballot measure that would allow in-person early voting in November.
But although New Hampshire allowed no-excuse mail-in voting during the coronavirus pandemic, Republican Governor Chris Sununu vetoed a 2020 effort to make it permanent.
Sununu has signed a number of smaller elections laws, and Secretary of State David Scanlan created an eight-member bipartisan commission to make recommendations on how to improve voter confidence.
Ease of Voting
A 2021 law required that mail-in ballot applications make clear that voters who are in jail due to a misdemeanor or while awaiting trial can vote by mail.
Ballot Security
Other laws passed in 2021 require the secretary of state to help local elections administrators remove dead voters from the rolls and require voters who register on Election Day without photo ID to have their picture taken.
How Politicians Responded to the 2020 Election
Sununu and the state’s top Democrats all say that Biden’s election was fairly won.