“Student IDs no longer valid for voting under new NH law”

College students in New Hampshire will no longer be able to use their student identification cards to vote, according to a new law signed by Gov. Kelly Ayotte.

Championed by State House Republicans, House Bill 323 allows residents to vote only with a government-issued ID, building on a growing number of voting restrictions enacted over the past few years.

College students with a U.S. passport or state-issued driver’s license will still be able to vote, but out-of-state students who consider the state their primary residence but lack official forms of ID won’t be able to cast ballots.

Some supporters celebrated that the law could stop out-of-state college students, a demographic that tends to lean left politically, from influencing state elections.

Voting rights advocates decried the change, saying students who attend college here should have a say in who governs them….

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