Election Information

Municipal election Nov. 4, 2025

The next election in Dover will be the municipal election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. At this election, city voters will choose City Council members and election officers, such as Supervisors of the Checklist and Moderators. Find more information on the 2025 Municipal Election webpage.

City of Dover polling locations

Dover has the following six polling places:

Ward 1 - Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School, 78 Horne St.
Ward 2 - Dover Ice Arena, 110 Portland Ave.
Ward 3 - Woodman Park Elementary School, 11 Towle Ave.
Ward 4 - Garrison School, 50 Garrison Road
Ward 5 - Dover Middle School, 16 Daley Drive
Ward 6 - Hellenic Center, 219 Long Hill Road

Please click on the image to the right for an interactive Ward Map with Polling Places.

Voters may only vote in the ward in which they live. 

Absentee Ballots

Absentee ballots are now available for the Nov. 4, 2025 Municipal Election. Voters may apply for absentee ballots from the City Clerk's Office through Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in the following ways: in-person at the City Clerk's Office, by mail, email, or fax.

The City Clerk's Office is in Dover City Hall's Customer Service Center on the ground floor. It is open Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone: 603-516-6018; fax: 603-516-6666; email: CityClerk@dover.nh.gov. The mailing address is 288 Central Avenue, Dover, NH 03820. 

Applications for an absentee ballot are available online and at the City Clerk's Office. State law allows absentee voting for voters who can’t attend the polls on Election Day due to religious observance, physical disability or employment, among other reasons. The definition of employment includes the care of children or adults, with or without compensation.

• 2025 Absentee Ballot Application

A new state law, RSA:17-c Verification of Absentee Ballot Applicant, became effective on Sept. 30, 2025. This law requires voters requesting an absentee ballot to verify their identity by one of the following methods: 

• Include a copy of their qualifying photo identification with their absentee ballot application;
• Personally present a qualifying photo identification to the City Clerk; or,
• Include a notarized signature on the absentee ballot application.

Qualifying photo identifications must meet the requirements of RSA 659:13, II(a). 

Deadline to return absentee ballots for General Election

Completed absentee ballots must be returned to the City Clerk by mail or in person.

• Deadline by mail: 5 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
• Deadline in person: By 5:30 p.m. the day before the election, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.  

Checking absentee ballot status

To check to see if the Clerk’s Office has received your absentee ballot, visit https://app.sos.nh.gov/. It also allows voters to view their voter information and view polling places and sample ballots by address.

NH Secretary of State's online Voter Information Lookup

The New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office maintains an online voter information portal available at https://app.sos.nh.gov/.

The portal allows voters to see their voter information, including absentee ballot status, party registration and polling place.

It also allows voters to:

• Search polling places and sample ballots by address
• Search city/town clear information by town
• View the state list of clerks and polling places

State of New Hampshire Election Information Links

• Office of the Secretary of State - Elections & Voting Division
• Office of the Attorney General - Department of Justice Election Law Unit