Deborah Lievens

I have voted in NH since 1970. I have volunteered at the polls a few times. I should have done more. I have always felt that voting was handled professionally in NH and I never heard of local violations or fraud. It seems to me that the incidence of fraud is so small that many of these bills are overkill. Documents to get an absentee ballot are already signed under penalty of perjury, which has serious consequences for falsifying. This bill would require an additional step to get those ballots notarized – a process that can cost money and require travel. This will impact voters with disabilities and seniors who may already be voting absentee because they aren’t able to easily travel to vote in person.