Information Required
When determining the qualifications of an applicant, the supervisors of the checklist, or the town or city clerk, shall require the applicant to present proof of citizenship, age, and domicile, as provided in the following categories:
CITIZENSHIP
The supervisors of the checklist, or the town or city clerk, shall accept from the applicant any one of the following as proof of citizenship: the applicant’s birth certificate, a passport, naturalization papers if the applicant is a naturalized citizen, a citizenship affidavit, or any other reasonable documentation which indicates the applicant is a United States citizen.
AGE
Any reasonable documentation indicating the applicant is 18 years of age or older.
DOMICILE
Any reasonable documentation which indicates that the applicant has a domicile and intends to maintain a domicile, as defined in this chapter, in the town, city or ward in which he or she desires to vote, or if the applicant does not have reasonable documentation in his or her possession at the place and time of voter registration, an affidavit may be completed.
Picture ID is encouraged but not required. No post office box addresses or business addresses are accepted.
Alternate Options (other then above)
- You may register on Election Day.
- If you meet the state’s voter requirements and qualifications and are unable to register in person because of physical disability, religious beliefs, military service, or because of temporary absence, you may register by mail. You should request an Absentee Registration Affidavit and a Voter Registration Card from the City Clerk. The Absentee Registration Affidavit must be witnessed and then both the affidavit and the voter registration card are to be returned to the City Clerk.
Party Affiliation
When registering to vote, you will not be required to register as a member of a political party (Democrat or Republican) – you may register as an undeclared voter.
Undeclared Status
Undeclared voters will be required to declare their party at the polls during a Primary Election. Undeclared voters are allowed to change their party affiliation back to undeclared status after voting on Primary Election Day.
The candidates will be listed on one ballot for the Presidential General Election.
Presidential General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008
The polls will be open from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The polling hours have been extended an additional hour as a courtesy to voters.
Ward One – New Franklin School – Franklin Drive
- Off Woodbury Avenue, between Anchorage and Best Inns
Ward Two – Junior High School – Parrott Avenue
- On the South Mill Pond next to Portsmouth District Court
Ward Three – Sherburne School – Sherburne Road
- From Route 33, hospital traffic light intersection
- From Route 1, take Borthwick Avenue to the end
Ward Four – Portsmouth High School – Alumni Drive
Ward Five – Little Harbour School – Clough Drive
- Off South Street near the cemetery
