election security

The plan that's still alive already passed both chambers at the State House and awaits action from the governor.

A superior court judge has denied the N.H. Secretary of State’s motion to dismiss a legal challenge to a law that created a system of provisional ballots for first-time voters who register at the polls.

The state is test driving new machines to replace the state’s aging AccuVote scanners, which are no longer in production.

The mounting mistrust in New Hampshire elections has been documented by researchers who found an increasing percentage of Granite Staters have lost trust in government.

The House Election Law Committee unanimously voted against a bill that would have required all future elections in New Hampshire to be hand counted. Voters across the state also rejected similar mandates in town elections this week.

The activists behind the campaign to hand count all ballots contend, without proof, that the machines can be hacked or rigged — mirroring a broader movement to undermine the voting process in the wake of the 2020 election.

All Things Considered host Peter Biello interviewed Secretary David Scanlan about the future of his position and elections in New Hampshire.

The proposal drew hesitation from election officials who said it was neither necessary nor practical.

An investigation into vote discrepancies in Windham's 2020 election concluded last week, when auditors issued a report explaining that folded were misread by some ballot counting devices. But state officials are still figuring out the price tag for that investigation — and how to pay for it.

After spending the last three weeks carefully recounting ballots, inspecting the vote counting machines and otherwise examining discrepancies in the 2020…