From The Dartmouth: ...Coalition for Open Democracy — a nonpartisan activist group focused on political equality based in Concord, N.H. — filed a lawsuit challenging N.H. H.B. 323. The bill, which was signed into law by Gov. Kelly Ayotte on April 3 and went into effect on June 2, eliminated the option to use student ID cards as proof of identity when obtaining a ballot on election day. The lawsuit claims that H.B. 323 “unconstitutionally burden[s] the fundamental right to vote” and therefore violates the First, 14th and 26th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution... Before H.B. 323, school-issued student identification cards served as a valid form of ID to obtain a ballot at polling locations. Now, only government-issued ID — a driver’s license, nondriver identification card, military ID or passport — will be sufficient...
The lawsuit cites Dartmouth’s vehicle policy, which restricts first- and second-year students from having a vehicle on campus. This, they wrote, leaves students with “no incentive to obtain costly driver’s licenses” and “limited ability to access DMV locations in order to obtain a state-issued identification card.” The nearest DMV to the College is in Newport, N.H., which is 37 miles away...
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