SB 223 New Hampshire Senate · 2025 Regular Session

relative to using college or university student identification cards to obtain a ballot.

SB 223 would allow college and university students to use their official student identification cards as valid identification when registering to vote or obtaining a ballot. It directly affects enrolled students at participating institutions who may lack other forms of approved voter ID. The key provision would expand acceptable identification types to include student IDs, streamlining the voting process for this group. This is a procedural bill focused on voter access requirements, not a substantive policy change.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Nov 3, 2025
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Committee
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Nov 3, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 01/07/2026;
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 3
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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