General Election is Tuesday, Nov. 5

posted on 11/4/2024

The 2024 New Hampshire General Election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. The election includes the presidential race, as well as races for federal, state, and county seats. The ballot also has one New Hampshire constitutional question pertaining to the age of judges and county sheriffs. 

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. Not sure of your ward? Visit the city's online map to find out which ward you live in: bit.ly/doverwards.

Are you registered to vote?

If you're not already registered to vote, you can still register on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, at your polling place.

Registered voters may check their voter information at the Secretary of State’s online election resource https://app.sos.nh.gov/, where they can search their polling place and sample ballots by address. 

In New Hampshire, there is no time requirement to live in the state before being allowed to register. Residents may register to vote upon moving into Dover or between city wards. Eligible voters must be at least 18 years old on Election Day, a United States citizen, and domiciled in the Dover ward where they seek to vote. Registering to vote requires proof of identity, age, citizenship, and domicile. This proof can be by presenting documents or signing an affidavit under oath with an election official. Documents that prove identity, age, citizenship, and domicile include a driver's license or non-driver ID from any state that provides proof of identity and age, a birth certificate, a U.S. Passport/Passcard, or a naturalization document that satisfies proof of citizenship.

For more information, contact the City Clerk's office at 603-516-6018 or cityclerk@dover.nh.gov.

Absentee ballots return deadline

Completed absentee ballots must be returned to the City Clerk's office by the following deadlines:

In person: 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.
By mail: 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

To see if the Clerk’s Office has received your absentee ballot, visit the Secretary of State’s online election resource at https://app.sos.nh.gov/.

The Clerk’s Office is in the Customer Service Center on the ground floor of City Hall, 288 Central Ave., Dover, NH 03820. It is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact the clerk’s office at 603-516-6018 or cityclerk@dover.nh.gov. 

Sample ballots available online

Sample ballots from each of Dover’s six city wards are available on the 2024 General Election webpage, https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/open-government/election-information/2024-general-election/.

For more information, contact the City Clerk’s Office at 603-516-6018.

COAST offers free rides to polls on Election Day

The Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) will provide free rides on all regular routes and ADA paratransit services to adults traveling to and from the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, during polling hours.

COAST operates 13 bus routes across 10 communities and also provides curb-to-curb transportation for qualifying individuals through an advance reservation service.

For more information on COAST’s services, visit www.coastbus.org.