A state law that took effect just after the presidential election in November 2024 requires new registrants in the state to provide hard-copy proof of their citizenship with no exceptions. On Monday, Zink took the stand as the plaintiffs’ first witness as they seek to prove the law unlawfully burdens the right to vote for people without easy access to citizenship documents. If it stays law, HB 1569 will face its biggest tests during New Hampshire’s primary elections in September and general midterm elections in November. Denney also argued that most New Hampshire residents already have easy access to the required citizenship documents. The plaintiffs argue the attempted workarounds will not stop a basic reality: Some voters do not possess citizenship documents and will not be able to obtain those documents in time to vote.

Source: Daily Sun February 10, 2026 11:16 UTC