Have you ever requested an absentee ballot? Have you had to change your voting address? Have you paid bills? Have you re-registered your car? 

You probably know that you can choose to pay your bills or re-register your car online, but to request an absentee ballot or to change your voting address or to take various other actions related to voting in New Hampshire, you have to either show up in person at the town clerk’s office or, if you qualify, figure out how to print out and mail various forms.  

Forty other states and Washington, D.C., have secure election information portals on the internet that provide easier and more-efficient ways for voters to transact their business with the town and state if they choose to use them.

Two New Hampshire Republican senators introduced a bill this year, SB70, to establish an election information portal in our state. It has been approved by the Senate and passed on to the House. The House Election Law Committee will soon have a hearing on it.

The portal will make the lives of voters and election officials easier, allowing voters to interact with the town clerk's office without having to go in person during work hours, and saving town officials time and taxpayer money processing paper forms.

Please join me in emailing members of the House Election Law Committee at houseelectionlawcommittee@leg.state.nh.us.  Urge them to support SB70.

Anne Huberman

Peterborough

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