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So You Received A Voting Mailer (Or Email, Or Text Message). How Do You Know It's Legit?

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Your mailbox is probably packed with campaign fliers and get-out-the-vote material these days. With so many voters handling the balloting process by mail this year, it can be confusing to figure out what kind of election paperwork is legit. And if you’re not careful, returning the wrong paperwork to your local elections office could compromise your vote. In the past week alone, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has issued three different “voter alerts” warning of misleading mailers and text messages about absentee voting from , and .&nbsp; Earlier this year, the state over a series of erroneous absentee voting mailers it distributed this summer.&nbsp; Here’s how to make sense of the voting solicitations you might be receiving right now. For more on how to vote in New Hampshire, either absentee or in-person, . We also want to hear if you're receiving suspicious messages about voting, or if you encounter other voting problems. Find out how to get in touch with us below. How to Help NHPR's Reporting on the 2020 Elections We can't act in any kind of enforcement capacity, but we can help shine a light on voting issues that deserve more attention. If you're running into a serious problem that warrants official action, you should also reach out to the authorities listed above. To get in touch with NHPR journalists directly, you can contact us at . You can also share your experiences as part of , a&nbsp;&nbsp;that tracks voting problems across the country. (.) To help out with Electionland, here’s how to sign up and get in touch. Tags:&nbsp;Whether you plan to cast an absentee ballot or plan to head to your local polling place on Election Day, or even if you haven’t yet finalized your voting plan and need more information to help make up your mind, NHPR can help.&nbsp;Editor's note: This post was updated Oct. 10 to reflect new data on absentee ballot rejections during the September state primary. More New Hampshire voters will be casting an absentee ballot in the November election than ever before. And since because of the pandemic, many are using the process for the first time.

Your mailbox is probably packed with campaign fliers and get-out-the-vote material these days. With so many voters handling the balloting process by mail this year, it can be confusing to figure out what kind of election paperwork is legit. And if you’re not careful, returning the wrong paperwork to your local elections office could compromise your vote. In the past week alone, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has issued three different “voter alerts” warning of misleading mailers and text messages about absentee voting from , and .&nbsp; Earlier this year, the state over a...

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