Maybe you just turned 18, or will soon.

Maybe you just moved to New Hampshire from another state, or to a new town.

Maybe you’ve never voted before.

Regardless of why you’re registering to vote, how do you do it?

Go to your town clerk’s office, where first and foremost, you have to prove you’re an 18-year-old United States citizen who is “domiciled” in the town where you plan to vote on Election Day, which this year is Nov. 8. A driver’s license or non-driver ID from any state will take care of the identity and age requirements. A birth certificate, U.S. passport/passcard or naturalization document is proof of citizenship, but a New Hampshire Real ID-compliant driver’s license is not.

Don’t have any of those documents? You’re not out of luck. Sign a Qualified Voter Affidavit, under oath, in front of an election official.

Numerous documents can be used to prove domicile, but only one is required. They include a New Hampshire driver’s license, non-driver ID, rental agreement, lease, deed, property tax bill, motor vehicle registration state or federal government form, canceled mail or utility bill with a current address. If you’re in college, get a document from the school you attend showing that you live in campus housing. If you don’t have any of those documents, you can sign an affidavit.

Absentee ballots are available if a physical disability, employment obligation, religious beliefs, military service or temporary absence will keep you away from the polls on Election Day. Request an absentee voter registration affidavit and a standard voter registration form from your town or city clerk or the Secretary of State’s office. Your town’s supervisors of the checklist must review and approve your application, and they are required to meet on a date six to 13 days before the election, meaning your request needs to in before their approval meeting. 

Registration deadlines before the election vary, depending on the supervisors of the checklist meeting, but it’s also possible to register and vote on Election Day at your town’s polling place.

If you’re eligible to vote and not registered, be sure to get  registered. For information, go to sos.nh.gov/elections/voters/register-vote.