ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY – When voters go to the polls to vote in next Tuesday’s primary, they are being asked to bring some form of photo identification with them as the new Voter ID law takes effect.
This past June, the legislature passed House Bill 1354, which phases in a photo ID requirement for voting in New Hampshire.
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