Election Day this Tuesday

Though no national or state-wide offices are up for election this year, polls will open across the Granite State on Tuesday, November 3 as residents vote for a range of municipal offices and ballot questions.

Officials in Manchester predicted a record-breaking voter turnout for a hotly contested mayoral race. Keene and Claremont are two other towns with lively races for the mayor’s seat. In Portsmouth, more attention has focused on a lively race for city council, with issues such as parking expansion and controversial noise ordinances likely to turn up on the agenda over the next year.

Many towns will decide contests for school board positions or other local offices, or will seal the fate of a range of ballot initiatives.

"In actuality, when voter turnout is lower, your vote counts more," said Neil Levesque, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. "When you’re weighing issues that are on a local level that may affect directly your property values, police and fire services – all the issues that affect you directly at a local level – it’s that much more important to vote."

Not sure where to vote?  Check with your town clerk, or visit the Secretary of State's list of polling places.