House Bill 323 would remove a voter’s ability to use a “valid student identification card” to prove their identity to obtain a ballot. (Photo by Kate Brindley/New Hampshire Bulletin)
New Hampshire Senate Republicans passed a bill Thursday to bar high school and college students from using their institution’s identification cards to vote, sending the measure to Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s desk.
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