A: Registration can be done at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours Monday through Friday. Additional Supervisors of the Checklist registration sessions will be held periodically prior to elections. These dates will be posted at the Stratham Municipal Center, and on the Town website. You can also register to vote on Election Day. (Excluding town and school deliberative sessions.)
A: Town and State elections will be held at the Stratham Memorial School, 39 Gifford Farm Road Stratham, NH 03885. The polling hours are 7:00am to 7:00pm.
A: You need to be at least 18 years of age, a US citizen, and a resident of the Town of Stratham, NH.
A: You will need to provide proof of age, citizenship, and residency. You must also provide a photo ID that proves your identity. In most cases, a current, valid NH driver's license with a Stratham street address will satisfy i.d.and residency. For citizenship, a birth certificate or US passport will suffice. If you were not born in the US, you will need to provide a US passport or naturalization papers to prove citizenship. If you are unable to provide any of the above documents, we have affidavits that you may sign for i.d, residency, and citizenship, under penalty of perjury, that the information you are providing to us is true and accurate.
A: Naturalization papers will prove your citizenship. If you were born overseas to parents in the US armed services, please provide documentation of this occurrence. A US passport will also suffice.
A: You may bring in another document that has your current Stratham street address on it, such as a utility bill, car registration, etc. in addition to your existing driver's license. Again, you can sign an affadavit if you cannot provide this.
A: You may request an absentee ballot if you are unable to come to the polls because of work, illness, injury, religious observance, or if you are unable to make it to the polling place between 7:00am - 7:00pm on Election Day.
A: Absentee ballots are available from your Town Clerk approximately three to four weeks prior to an election. You would send in a request for an absentee ballot via mail, email or fax. It must have your signature on the request, your physical address in Stratham, and where you would like the ballot mailed. You can also come in and request it in person before the election.
A: An armed service voter may apply for an absentee ballot from the Town or City Clerk of the town in which he/she was domiciled immediately prior to entering the service. Armed service voters are eligible to vote for all offices and are eligible to apply via the Federal Post Card Application. (See F.P.C.A. information below.)
A: Any person who is domiciled outside the United States has the right to register and vote absentee in any federal election (President, United States Senator, United States Representative) in the town or city in New Hampshire in which they had their domicile immediately prior to their departure from the United States, even though the person no longer maintains a domicile in said city or town and even though their intent to return is uncertain. (See F.P.C.A. information below.)
A: If you meet the State's voter requirements and qualifications and are unable to register in person because of physical disability, religious beliefs, military service, concerns over the COVID 19, or because of temporary absence, you may register by mail. You should request an absentee mail-in voter registration packet from your Town Clerk. The absentee voter registration affidavit must be witnessed and then the affidavit and the voter registration form are to be returned to the Town Clerk by mail.
A: An F.P.C.A. is a Federal Post Card Application and it is used by Uniformed (Armed Services) and Overseas Citizens. You may also use it if you are a student temporarily out of the U.S. You can download this form from our website under the Town Clerk link for "downloadable forms-elections" or on the NH State Website. You can send the F.P.C.A. in via regular mail or email. Once we receive the F.P.C.A., we can send you the ballot via regular mail or email, depending on what you have checked off. (If you are out of the country, and you check off email, you will receive the ballot instantly). You do have to mail your marked ballot back via regular mail, or, if you prefer, priority, express, or overnight. (You cannot return the completed ballot back via email). The F.P.C.A. will also take care of voter registration if you are not registered to vote.
