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The Supreme Court Just Banned Student IDs for Voting in New Hampshire
The Supreme Court allowed New Hampshire to bar student IDs as voter ID in the midterms. Here is what the order did and did not decide.
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The Supreme Court just said New Hampshire can ban student IDs for voting in this year’s midterms.
The law is House Bill three twenty-three. It took student IDs off the list of identification voters can use to get a ballot. Governor Kelly Ayotte signed it.
On Thursday, October twenty-second, the Supreme Court paused that order. The decision was unsigned. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only justice to publicly disagree.
The court did not decide whether the law is fully legal. It only decided which rules apply this November.
If you vote in New Hampshire, check which kinds of ID your town clerk accepts, and bring a backup.
So before Election Day, check your ID.
Sources
- WBUR, Oct 23, 2026: Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting in midterms
- PBS NewsHour, Oct 2026: same
- CBS News, Oct 2026: Supreme Court rules New Hampshire can ban use of student IDs for midterm voters
- Democracy Docket, Oct 2026: Supreme Court lets New Hampshire fully ban student IDs
This video edition was scripted with automated tools from the sources listed, narrated by a synthetic voice and published by Daniel Varrone. Corrections: editor@monochromechronicles.com