Herbert Archer | Oppose HB1520

This bill will cost NH taxpayers millions to mitigate a presumed problem that is extremely rare in this state: A 2022 report by the Special Committee on Voter Confidence concluded that the state's election system "works as is intended" and "deserves the support and confidence" of the state's voters. Instances of voter fraud are "rare and isolated," and promptly investigated by state and local election officials, according to the report. "Checks and balances are in place to deter and prevent such occurrences, and processes exist to investigate and correct errors when they occur," they wrote. In 2023, then-Gov. Chris Sununu, a Republican, signed a bill that requires identification to cast a ballot, without exceptions, and documented proof of U.S. citizenship for first-time New Hampshire voters to register to vote.