I am writing today to ask you to go to a committee of conference and support HB 595 as introduced.
Making it harder to vote by restricting the types of identification that are acceptable isn't fair and doesn't make any sense. I ask you to restore all of the types of identification that were acceptable in 2012 to get a ballot.
I also don't want a mugshot of myself or my neighbors if I don't have one of the very few types of identification that are acceptable. It will only cause long lines and cost us millions of dollars.
You are fighting for an unnecessary law that will cost New Hampshire $11 million in the short term. At the same time, you are drastically cutting essential health services for the elderly and disabled. You have misplaced priorities. You should be working to help Granite Staters instead of attacking voting rights in our state. The right to vote is important—no one should take away my right to vote.
Why is this important?
The NH Senate Republicans voted to limit the number of acceptable ID's you can present to get your ballot. They also want to take a mugshot of you if you don't have one of the few ID's. Join me in calling on senators to come to their senses and compromise in a committee of conference by passing HB 595 as it was introduced.
