You may receive assistance at the polls if you are unable to read the English language or if you have a physical disability that renders you unable to see or mark the ballot, operate the voting equipment, or enter the voting booth. In order to receive assistance, everyone, except those that are blind, must take an oath stating the reason they need assistance.

All voters can receive their ballot through the mail as long as they are registered to vote before 8 days before the election. Some voters with a disability may request to access their ballot and vote electronically. For more information about receiving and voting your ballot please contact the Secretary of State.

Voting assistance and curbside voting are offered to voters with disabilities.

CURBSIDE VOTING

Most polling places are now accessible to the handicapped. If yours is not, you may ask to have your records transferred to a nearby accessible polling place where the ballot will be the same as in your election district. You may also vote by absentee ballot. If you have a long-term or permanent illness or disability, you can apply for a permanent absentee ballot and you will automatically receive one before each primary and general election.

Each registered voter has a right to ask for and receive assistance in voting. If you are a voter with a disability, you may vote-by-mail if you have a sickness or physical condition that prevents you from voting in person without needing personal assistance or injuring your health. 

WHAT IF I NEED A HELPER TO VOTE IN-PERSON?

If you need help with voting, you can ask the election judges at the polling place for assistance in reading or marking the ballot. You may also bring someone to help you.

All polling places should be fully accessible with clearly marked accessible doors and parking spaces. If you cannot easily leave your car, you can ask for the ballot to be brought out to you. If you are unable to go to the polling place due to an illness or disability, you can vote by absentee ballot.

Any action or physical barrier that prevents voters with disabilities from casting a ballot is unacceptable. To ensure that proper accessibility is maintained, federal and state laws require polling places to remove or make accommodations for any barriers that prevent voters with disabilities from voting.

The state of New Hampshire requires that all polling places be accessible and that absentee voting be available to voters who are unable to vote in person. 

Suppose a voter is unable to enter the polling place. In that case, an election official will assist the voter in casting their ballot from a vehicle parked curbside using the Absentee Voter procedure. Voting absentee in this manner is for use only if an unforeseen accessibility issue arises.

If you are a voter with a disability, you may vote by mail if you have a sickness or physical condition that prevents you from voting in person without needing personal assistance or injuring your health.  

Voters with disabilities may fill out an annual application to vote-by-mail or may also apply with the county voter registrar for a permanent exemption to presenting a photo ID. 

Voters who are physically unable to enter the polling place may use curbside voting during early voting and on Election Day. 

Any person, regardless of disability status, has the right to register to vote at any office or agency that provides such a service.

These offices include but are not limited to: Department of Health, Department of Social Services, Department of Mental Health, Department for Rehabilitation Services, Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired.