Welcome to Ballot Without Borders for Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Local election information, voting resources, and community updates for Merrimack County will be added here after they are checked against official local and New Hampshire election sources.
New Hampshire results are reported by town, so county results are not shown here.
Voting in New Hampshire: Rules for Merrimack County Voters
Voting rules are set by each state. This is a summary of New Hampshire rules for Merrimack County voters, checked Nov. 4, 2026, from Vote.gov (U.S. government), the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and Ballotpedia. Rules and dates can change, so confirm with New Hampshire’s official election website or your local election office before each election.
Registering to vote
- Online: New Hampshire does not offer online registration.
- By mail: must be received 13 days before Election Day.
- In person: available through Election Day (same-day registration).
- Register or check your registration (New Hampshire on Vote.gov)
Primary elections
New Hampshire has semi-closed primaries: voters registered with a party vote in that party’s primary, and unaffiliated voters may choose one party’s primary.
Voter ID
New Hampshire requires a photo ID to vote in person. If you don’t have acceptable ID, you can vote a provisional ballot, but you must take extra steps after Election Day (such as showing ID at the election office) for it to count.
Early voting
New Hampshire does not offer early in-person voting to all voters. Voters who qualify for an absentee ballot may be able to vote it in person before Election Day.
Voting by mail
New Hampshire requires an approved reason (excuse) to vote by absentee/mail ballot. Check the state’s list of qualifying reasons.
Merrimack County election office
Elections in Merrimack County are run by city and town clerks. Local election offices listed for Merrimack County:
- Town Clerk of Allenstown — (603) 485-4276 — jtate@allenstownnh.gov
- Town Clerk of Andover — (603) 735-4141 — TCTC@ANDOVER-NH.GOV
- Town Clerk of Boscawen — (603) 753-9188 — NHOYT@BOSCAWENNH.GOV
- Town Clerk of Bow — (603) 223-3980 — MNAIK@BOWNH.GOV
- Town Clerk of Bradford — (603) 938-2288 — TC@BRADFORDNH.GOV
- Town Clerk of Canterbury — (603) 783-0153 — SPAPPS@CANTERBURYNH.GOV
- Town Clerk of Chichester — (603) 798-5350 — TOWNCLERK@CHICHESTERNH.ORG
- Town Clerk of Danbury — (603) 768-5448 — DANBURYCLERK@COMCAST.NET
- Town Clerk of Dunbarton — (603) 774-3547 — TOWNCLERK@DUNBARTONNH.ORG
- Town Clerk of Epsom — (603) 736-4825 — TOWNCLERK@EPSOMNH.GOV
- Town Clerk of Henniker — (603) 428-3240 — DEB.AUCOIN@HENNIKERNH.GOV
- Town Clerk of Hill — (603) 934-3951 — HILLTWNCLK@COMCAST.NET
- Town Clerk of Hooksett — (603) 419-4004 — KTOWNE@HOOKSETT.ORG
- Town Clerk of Hopkinton — (603) 746-3180 — TCTC@HOPKINTON-NH.GOV
- Town Clerk of Loudon — (603) 798-4542 — TOWNCLERK@LOUDONNH.ORG
- Town Clerk of New London — (603) 526-1244 — W.KIDDER@NEWLONDON.NH.GOV
- Town Clerk of Newbury — (603) 763-5326 — LINDA@NEWBURYNH.ORG
- Town Clerk of Northfield — (603) 286-4482 — TCTC@NORTHFIELDNH.GOV
- Town Clerk of Pembroke — (603) 485-4747 — JGOFF@PEMBROKE-NH.COM
- Town Clerk of Pittsfield — (603) 435-6773 — EANTHONY@PITTSFIELDNH.GOV
- Town Clerk of Salisbury — (603) 648-6322 — TCLERKSALISBURY@GMAIL.COM
- Town Clerk of Sutton — (603) 927-2401 — TOWNCLERK@SUTTON-NH.ORG
- Town Clerk of Warner — (603) 456-2298 — TOWNCLERK@WARNERNH.GOV
- Town Clerk of Webster — (603) 648-2053 — TOWNCLERK@WEBSTER-NH.GOV
- Town Clerk of Wilmot — (603) 526-9639 — WILMOT_TC@WILMOTNH.ORG
You can also look up your local election office on New Hampshire’s official election website.
Contact information from the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s local election office directory (FVAP.gov, U.S. Department of Defense), checked Nov. 4, 2026. Some listed emails are for military and overseas voters; call the office if you’re not sure who to contact.
Sources: Vote.gov (registration deadlines); NCSL voter ID (updated Sept. 3, 2026), early voting (updated Aug. 11, 2026) and absentee voting (updated July 17, 2026); Ballotpedia primary types (as of Aug. 2026).