New Hampshire · General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Your ballot, explained.
The statewide constitutional amendment question in the official words, every candidate for federal, statewide and legislative office. County and local races are on your sample ballot. No endorsements. Every claim links to its source.
What this guide covers and what it is still missing. Candidates: 783 candidates in 236 races (governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Executive Council, State Senate and State House) from the Secretary of State candidate list dated September 17, 2026 (PDF), as printed. 27 races show one name. A few people are printed twice under different party codes and are flagged, not merged. Withdrawals or vacancies after September 17 would not show. County offices are not covered. Question 1: the official wording is copied word for word from the Secretary of State's questions PDF. Question 2 (the school tax-growth question that appears only in some towns) is not covered. Not covered: judges, county, city and school races. Key dates and voting facts come from Secretary of State pages read as summaries; the rules on proof of citizenship and student IDs are in court, so we say nothing about them. Only the Executive Council has a job description. Your sample ballot is the final word.
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Heard this? Here are the facts
Each claim gets a plain status: True, False, or Promised, not law.
- Heard this? "In New Hampshire you have to register weeks before Election Day." False
The facts: You can also register at your polling place on Election Day. You fill out a voter registration form either way. The state pages we read do not list a registration deadline, so ask your clerk about registering ahead of time. source: sos.nh.gov (Secretary of State) - Heard this? "Anyone in New Hampshire can vote by mail." False
The facts: Absentee ballots need a reason allowed by law, such as being out of town on Election Day, a disability or illness, a religious observance, or a job or caregiving duty during all polling hours. A mailed ballot must reach your clerk by 5 p.m. on Election Day. source: NH Pocket Voter Guide (Secretary of State) - Heard this? "You'll get $5,000 after the election." Promised, not law
The facts: On Sept. 9, 2026 the President promised every adult $5,000, a "Trump Dividend", if Republicans keep both the House and the Senate. It is a campaign promise that depends on the election results; no law or payment exists today. Congress would have to pass it, and AP estimates it would cost over $1 trillion. Is this legal? Experts disagree. Richard Painter, chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, wrote: "No, Mr. President you can't offer voters $5000 if the Republicans win the House and Senate." Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner called it a completed crime under the federal vote-buying law (18 U.S.C. 597). Election attorney John Day told AP it is legal because it would go to everyone regardless of how they vote: "This is a campaign promise." Rice University political scientist Mark Jones: "It's unsavory, but it's legal." Your ballot is secret, so no payment can depend on how you personally vote. source: kold.com source: internazionale.it source: newsweek.com source: ibtimes.co.uk source: katv.com - Heard this? "Someone can legally pay you to vote, or to vote a certain way." False
The facts: No. Paying or offering to pay anyone to vote or to register to vote in a federal election is a federal crime (52 U.S.C. 10307(c)). Accepting the payment is a crime too. source: law.cornell.edu - Heard this? "The $1 million-a-day giveaway in 2024 paid people for voting." False
The facts: That contest was open only to registered voters in seven swing states, and entering meant signing a petition, not voting. The group's lawyer told a Pennsylvania court the winners were "not chosen by chance". The judge let it continue. source: aljazeera.com
Checked against official sources, court records and news reports. We update this as new claims go around.
- Constitutional Amendment Questions 1 for every voter
- Races and candidates 783 candidates in 236 races
Key dates
- Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Poll hours are set by each town: Dover 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Conway 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ask your town or city clerk.
- Registering: you can register ahead of time at your town or city clerk's office or with the Supervisors of the Checklist, or at your polling place on Election Day. The state pages we read give no registration deadline; ask your clerk.
- Absentee ballots need a reason allowed by law, such as being out of town on Election Day, a disability or illness, a religious observance, or a job or caregiving duty during all polling hours.
- Returning an absentee ballot: by mail, it must reach the clerk by 5 p.m. on Election Day; in person, by 5 p.m. the day before (Monday, Nov. 2). We did not verify the last day to request one: ask your clerk.
Dates and rules are from the New Hampshire Pocket Voter Guide (Secretary of State, revised June 2026) , the Secretary of State Register to Vote page and the City of Dover 2026 general election page . These were read through a text summary, not word for word. Check your registration and sample ballot on the your town or city clerk's page (the City of Dover's sample ballots are one example) .
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