STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Application for State Election Absentee Ballot-RSA 657:4
Absence (Excluding Absence Due to Residence Outside the United States), Religious Observance, Concern for the
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), and Disability
2020 COVID-19 Application
For
Official
Use
Only
Voter Not
registered
I. I hereby declare that (check one):
I am a duly qualified voter who is currently registered to vote in this town/ward.
I am absent from the town/city where I am domiciled and will be until after the next
election, or I am unable to register in person due to a disability
or concern for the novel
coronavirus (COVID-19), and request that the forms necessary for absentee voter registration
be sent to me with the absentee ballot.
II. I will be entitled to vote by absentee ballot because (check one):
I plan to be absent on the day of the election from the city, town, or unincorporated place
where I am domiciled.
I
cannot appear in public on election day because of observance of a religious
commitment.
I am unable to vote in person due to a disability.
I am unable to vote in person due to concern for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
I cannot appear at any time during polling hours at my polling place because of an
employment obligation. For the purposes of this application, the term “employment” shall
include the care of children and infirm adults, with or without compensation.
Any person who votes or attempts to vote using an absentee ballot who is not entitled to
vote by absentee ballot shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. RSA 657:24
III. I am requesting an official absentee ballot for the following election(s):
*State Primary Election to be held on September 8, 2020.
State General Election to be held on November 3, 2020
*For primary elections, I am a member of or I am now declaring my affiliation with
the (check one):
Republican Party
Democratic Party
and am requesting a ballot for that party’s primary.
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Date Returned:
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Date Mailed:
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Voter ID #
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Last Name:____________________
First Name:____________________
Date Requested:
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IV. Applicant’s Name (Please Print):
__________________________________________________________________________
Last Name First Name Middle Name (Jr., Sr., II,III)
Applicant’s Voting Domicile (home address):
__________________________________________________________________________
Street Number Street Name Apt/Unit City/Town Ward Zip Code
Mail the ballot to me at this address (if different than the home address)
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Street or PO Box # Street name Apt/Unit City/Town State Zip Code
Applicant’s Phone Number: (_____) ______ - _____________
(Cell phone or number where you can be contacted prior to and on election day is preferred)
Applicant’s Email Address: ______________________@__________
Applicant’s Signature: _____________________________Date Signed: _______________
The applicant must sign this form to receive an absentee ballot. Any person who witnesses and
assists a voter with a disability in executing this form shall print and sign his or her name in the
space provided on the application form. The moderator will not compare the voter’s signature on
the application with the signature on the absentee ballot affidavit when a person assisting the
voter has signed the statement on the absentee ballot application or affidavit envelope that
assistance was provided. (Enforcement of the struckthrough provision has been enjoined. See Saucedo v. Gardner,
335 F. Supp. 3d 202 (D.N.H. 2018)
I attest that I assisted the applicant in executing this form because he or she has a disability.
Signature ________________________Print Name ________________________________
If your absentee ballot application or affidavit envelope has the printed name and signature of a
person who assisted you with voting, your signature will not be compared to your signature on the
absentee ballot affidavit to verify your identity. Otherwise, if your signatures do not appear to be
made by the same person, your absentee ballot may not be counted. (Enforcement of the struckthrough
provision has been enjoined. See Saucedo v. Gardner, 335 F. Supp. 3d 202 (D.N.H. 2018)
Mail/fax/ or hand deliver this completed form to your local City/Town Clerk.
For local clerk addresses and fax numbers: https://app.sos.nh.gov
– Click on “Clerk Information Search”
tab.
Visit the web site: https://app.sos.nh.gov/Public/AbsenteeBallot.aspx to track your absentee ballot. You may
verify receipt of your application, obtain the date when your absentee ballot was mailed to you, the date the
clerk receives your completed absentee ballot, and after the election learn if your absentee ballot was
rejected/not counted and why. Contact your clerk if you have questions regarding the information on the
“Voter Information Look-up / Absentee Ballot Search site.
For Official Use Only:
Voter Verified
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