Hillsborough County Superior Court Judge David A. Anderson ruled that SB 3 violates the New Hampshire Constitution by “unreasonably burdening the right to vote and violating equal protection.”
House Election Law Chair David E. Cote (D-Nashua) released the following statement: “From the moment SB 3 was introduced in the legislature, many lawmakers warned that it was an unconstitutional attempt to violate the equal protection of qualified voters, and unnecessarily burden the exercise of the right to vote. Today’s ruling validates those warnings.
SB 3 added no security to our elections and created separate classes of voters with different qualifications. Judge Anderson’s clear and correct decision is welcome news for fair and accessible elections.” “It should be the duty of the legislature to make it easier for qualified voters to vote, not harder. This law was unnecessary when it passed, and never should have been enacted.”