Secretary of State Dave Scanlan, who did not take a public position on HB 1569 when it advanced through the Legislature in 2024, said he agrees with the bill’s ultimate goals. Here, Scanlan holds a press conference about the first-in-the-nation primary, on Nov. 15, 2023. (Photo by Ethan DeWitt/New Hampshire Bulletin)

A state law requiring hard proof of citizenship to register to vote for the first time could lead to more voters turned away during the upcoming September and November federal elections, New Hampshire Secretary of State Dave Scanlan testified in court Friday.

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