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Federal judge strikes down New Hampshire 'proof of citizenship' law
The Center Square ^ | 5/29/26 | Chris Wade

Posted on 05/29/2026 3:15:08 PM PDT by CFW

(The Center Square) — A federal judge has overturned a New Hampshire law that required unregistered voters to provide proof of citizenship to cast ballots in state elections.

The ruling late Thursday by U.S. District Court judge Samantha Elliott sided with the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups who sued to block the law, saying the requirement for new voters to provide a birth certificate or valid U.S. passport to cast a ballot on election day was unconstitutional.

“New Hampshire’s interest in election integrity cannot justify the burden on New Hampshire voters based on the evidence in this case," Elliot wrote in the 98-page ruling.

Elliot said the state Attorney General's office, which defended the law during a recent trial, didn't provide "conclusive proof" that non-citizens were regularly voting in New Hampshire elections. She pointed to testimony during the trial that only one person in 26 years has been charged with voter fraud, while a few people with permanent resident cards were allowed to vote due to confusion by local clerks.

"Such miniscule numbers strongly undercut any legitimate concern about election integrity vis-à-vis noncitizen voting and, consequently, the state’s interest in addressing it,” Elliott wrote.

(Excerpt) Read more at thecentersquare.com ...


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KEYWORDS: aliens; cheating; citizens; elections; judgewatch; newhampshire; nh; theft; voting

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We need new judges to replace every judge Joe Biden appointed. They are social activists and have no business being on the bench.
1 posted on 05/29/2026 3:15:08 PM PDT by CFW
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U.S. District Court judge Samantha Elliott sided with the American Civil Liberties Union

Tell me you’re a democommie without telling me you’re a democommie.

2 posted on 05/29/2026 3:18:38 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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Well, that sounds pretty screwed up!


3 posted on 05/29/2026 3:19:52 PM PDT by lee martell
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Federal Judge Samantha Elliott was appointed by President Joe Biden. She was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire in September 2021, confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and officially received her commission in December 2021.

Samantha Elliott

4 posted on 05/29/2026 3:20:32 PM PDT by CFW
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One person charged with voter fraud in 26 years means many others got away with it and were deliberately NOT charged.


5 posted on 05/29/2026 3:20:40 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Charlie Kirk's assassination / murder was our Fort Sumter moment. But only one side is fighting.)
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Herself:


6 posted on 05/29/2026 3:20:44 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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emergency appeal, now.


7 posted on 05/29/2026 3:21:12 PM PDT by curious7
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Tranny?


8 posted on 05/29/2026 3:21:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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Yes, or a homely woman.


9 posted on 05/29/2026 3:22:47 PM PDT by madison10
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She can’t even comb het hair, much less know legalities.

I hope this can be appealed.


10 posted on 05/29/2026 3:23:49 PM PDT by citizen (All Bush-era RINOs have got to be primaried out.)
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“...didn’t provide “conclusive proof” that non-citizens were regularly voting...”. Even if it occurred once, there needs to be a means to identify who is casting that vote. What does regularly mean to this “judge”?


11 posted on 05/29/2026 3:24:48 PM PDT by GMThrust (.)
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I’m being deliberately sexist.

It’s always women.


12 posted on 05/29/2026 3:26:17 PM PDT by Blueflag (To not carry is to choose to be defenseless.)
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Something needs to happen to these rectal robed reprobates besides just a bunch of talk by politicians and podcasters bitching on the Internet. No, I am not advocating CW II. Not by a long shot. But the longer that situations like this remain unaddressed, the more likely the dreadful specter becomes.


13 posted on 05/29/2026 3:26:39 PM PDT by AFB-XYZ (( We have two options: 1. Stand up, or 2. Bend over))
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You sure that ain’t a man?


14 posted on 05/29/2026 3:28:17 PM PDT by AFB-XYZ (( We have two options: 1. Stand up, or 2. Bend over))
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I suspect the Senate *may* pass save act at the last minute knowing a judge will rule it’s not legal. Then there won’t be time to implement it or fight it in court.


15 posted on 05/29/2026 3:28:22 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (RL)
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First off how can you vote at all if you are not registered. Next this need to be appealed directly to the USSC in order to overrule this court in time for the election.


16 posted on 05/29/2026 3:30:01 PM PDT by Revel
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Or, at long last, they need to be ignored.


17 posted on 05/29/2026 3:33:36 PM PDT by daler
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I’m glad she struck it down. Now it will work its way through the courts where the SCOTUS will declare the law constitutional by a 6-3 majority. After that most states will enact a similar law.


18 posted on 05/29/2026 3:33:39 PM PDT by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo om om)
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unregistered voters

Those words jumped right off the screen to me. That’s nuts!


19 posted on 05/29/2026 3:35:00 PM PDT by rdl6989
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New Hampshire gets a lot of crossovers from massholes.


20 posted on 05/29/2026 3:36:44 PM PDT by Raycpa
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