US midterm elections: New Hampshire voters face last-minute shake-up as Supreme Court blocks student IDs weeks before voters head to polls

Oct 23, 2026

The Supreme Court has officially ruled that student IDs will not be accepted for voting purposes in New Hampshire. This decision is in light of a law signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte, which disqualified student IDs as valid identification for voters. A federal judge had previously acknowledged student IDs as sufficient alongside other verification methods.

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