New Hampshire Supreme Court strikes down 2017 voter registration law Senate Bill 3 as unconstitution
Source: WMUR-TV, Manchester
New Hampshire Supreme Court strikes down 2017 voter registration law Senate Bill 3 as unconstitutional
In unanimous, 4-0, decision, state's highest court upholds lower court ruling, says law 'imposes unreasonable burdens on the right to vote'
Updated: 12:19 PM EDT Jul 2, 2021
John DiStaso
Political Reporter
CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Supreme Court has struck down in its entirety the 2017 Republican-authored voter registration law known as Senate Bill 3, finding it imposes burdens on voters that are in violation of their rights under the state constitution.
The law created a new process for people to prove that they are residents of New Hampshire if they registered to vote within 30 days of an election or on Election Day without a photo ID.
The state's highest court agreed with a 2020 Superior Court ruling that the new requirements and forms involved in the process are confusing, could deter people from registering and voting and "imposes unreasonable burdens on the right to vote."
“We affirm the trial court’s ruling that SB3 violates Part I, Article 11 of the New Hampshire Constitution,” Associate Justice Patrick Donovan wrote in a unanimous, 4-0 opinion. The constitutional article cited guarantees each "inhabitant" of the state 18 years of age and older an "equal right to vote."
The court concluded that, given the burdens, Senate Bill 3 “must be stricken in its entirety”
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Read more: https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-supreme-court-to-issue-ruling-in-sb-3-voter-registration-law-appeal-friday/36908393
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