Bill to bar student ID cards to prove voter identity heads to Ayotte's desk
New Hampshire Senate Republicans passed a bill Thursday to bar high school and college students from using their institution’s identification cards to vote, sending the measure to Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s desk.
House Bill 323 would remove a voter’s ability to use a “valid student identification card” to prove their identity to obtain a ballot. Currently, state statute allows a student identification card as one of several options for proving identity, along with a driver’s license from any U.S. state, a state-issued non-driver’s identification card, a U.S. armed services identification card, or a U.S. passport or passport card.
The bill passed the House, 190-148, with five Democrats joining all Republicans in voting for it. On Thursday, the Senate passed it, 16-8, along party lines.
The bill is the latest high-profile attempt to tighten requirements for voting in the state, and it presents Ayotte with a major decision. Republicans argue the state’s voting laws have allowed too many opportunities for fraud. HB 323 takes away the chance that a person could use a fake high school or college identification card to vote when they are not eligible, supporters say.
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