© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsNew data from the federal government shows that New Hampshire's northern rural counties are closer to being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 than other more populous regions.As of Sunday, about one in five Grafton and Coos County residents is fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Carroll County isn't far behind, with about 17 percent of its population fully covered.(.)Hillsborough, meanwhile, trails the state with about 10 percent of its population fully vaccinated,...…© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsNew data from the federal government shows that New Hampshire's northern rural counties are closer to being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 than other more populous regions.As of Sunday, about one in five Grafton and Coos County residents is fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Carroll County isn't far behind, with about 17 percent of its population fully covered.(.)Hillsborough, meanwhile, trails the state with about 10 percent of its population fully vaccinated,...WW…

© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsIn each major election, — and often, they might not know until it’s too late to fix their error. But a new proposal, building off of changes implemented during the pandemic, could provide a solution that ensures more people can have their votes counted in elections to come.Nearly a quarter of a million people voted absentee in New Hampshire last November, many of them doing so for the first time because of the pandemic, three times as many as the 2016 presidential election. Despite this increase, the share of...…© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsIn each major election, — and often, they might not know until it’s too late to fix their error. But a new proposal, building off of changes implemented during the pandemic, could provide a solution that ensures more people can have their votes counted in elections to come.Nearly a quarter of a million people voted absentee in New Hampshire last November, many of them doing so for the first time because of the pandemic, three times as many as the 2016 presidential election. Despite this increase, the share of...WW…

New Hampshire hospitals are seeing more COVID-19 patients than at any other point in the pandemic. As of Thursday morning, 248 confirmed COVID-19 patients were hospitalized statewide, . Another 39 patients suspected of having COVID-19, though not yet confirmed, were also admitted on top of that. (More national context from NPR: ) Newly released data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and interviews with healthcare officials at individual hospitals across the state, suggests that this latest wave of the pandemic is straining some hospitals more acutely than others. But...…New Hampshire hospitals are seeing more COVID-19 patients than at any other point in the pandemic. As of Thursday morning, 248 confirmed COVID-19 patients were hospitalized statewide, . Another 39 patients suspected of having COVID-19, though not yet confirmed, were also admitted on top of that. (More national context from NPR: ) Newly released data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and interviews with healthcare officials at individual hospitals across the state, suggests that this latest wave of the pandemic is straining some hospitals more acutely than others. But...WW…

© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsEditor's note: This story was updated on Nov. 13 with additional information received from state and local officials about the polling place exposures.Anyone who stood in line at a New Hampshire polling place on Election Day should monitor for COVID-19 symptoms, state officials said Thursday — more than one week after the election took place.This guidance came as the state announced potential coronavirus exposures linked to four polling places: Souhegan High School in Amherst, Pembroke Academy, Belmont High...…© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsEditor's note: This story was updated on Nov. 13 with additional information received from state and local officials about the polling place exposures.Anyone who stood in line at a New Hampshire polling place on Election Day should monitor for COVID-19 symptoms, state officials said Thursday — more than one week after the election took place.This guidance came as the state announced potential coronavirus exposures linked to four polling places: Souhegan High School in Amherst, Pembroke Academy, Belmont High...WW…

Maybe you voted absentee in the general election, and you’re wondering whether your vote was counted. Or maybe you just registered to vote in the last few weeks, or even on Election Day at the polls, and want to verify that your information was recorded correctly. You should be able to confirm both of these things on — but if you can’t find a record of your registration or your ballot from the Nov. 3 election on there, don’t panic. The state’s voter lookup database relies on information from the paper voter checklists used at the polls on Election Day. In every election cycle, it can take...…Maybe you voted absentee in the general election, and you’re wondering whether your vote was counted. Or maybe you just registered to vote in the last few weeks, or even on Election Day at the polls, and want to verify that your information was recorded correctly. You should be able to confirm both of these things on — but if you can’t find a record of your registration or your ballot from the Nov. 3 election on there, don’t panic. The state’s voter lookup database relies on information from the paper voter checklists used at the polls on Election Day. In every election cycle, it can take...WW…

Election Day is still a full week away, but the pandemic has already reshaped the 2020 race in New Hampshire. When state election officials announced this spring that any voter can cast an absentee ballot if they’re concerned about the coronavirus, it set off a record number of requests. Now, a week before Election Day, tens of thousands of New Hampshire voters have already cast their ballots absentee. () The latest data from the Secretary of State shows that, as of Oct. 27, more than 181,000 Granite Staters have returned absentee ballots. That’s  nearly a quarter of the total number...…Election Day is still a full week away, but the pandemic has already reshaped the 2020 race in New Hampshire. When state election officials announced this spring that any voter can cast an absentee ballot if they’re concerned about the coronavirus, it set off a record number of requests. Now, a week before Election Day, tens of thousands of New Hampshire voters have already cast their ballots absentee. () The latest data from the Secretary of State shows that, as of Oct. 27, more than 181,000 Granite Staters have returned absentee ballots. That’s  nearly a quarter of the total number...WW…

© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsEditor's note: If you came to this story because you heard a conspiracy theory about Sharpies invalidating ballots in other states, please know that there is no evidence to those claims. You can read more in  or . We also invite you to read the full story below, .Hanover, like a lot of other communities, started sending out its general election absentee ballots at the end of September. And then came the calls from panicked voters, who noticed the pens they used bled through their two-sided...…© 2022 New Hampshire Public Radio.Play Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsEditor's note: If you came to this story because you heard a conspiracy theory about Sharpies invalidating ballots in other states, please know that there is no evidence to those claims. You can read more in  or . We also invite you to read the full story below, .Hanover, like a lot of other communities, started sending out its general election absentee ballots at the end of September. And then came the calls from panicked voters, who noticed the pens they used bled through their two-sided...WW…

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 .  Earlier this year, the state over a...…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 .  Earlier this year, the state over a...WW…

State election officials say they will work with their counterparts in the U.S. Postal Service to clear up concerns around an apparent policy change that’s causing some absentee ballots to make an extra trip through regional processing hubs, even if they’re just going from one address to another within the same city or town. As recently as the September state primary, election clerks across New Hampshire say their post offices were able to hold onto absentee ballots heading to or from voters with local addresses. But some clerks now say they were surprised to learn, when shipping out their...…State election officials say they will work with their counterparts in the U.S. Postal Service to clear up concerns around an apparent policy change that’s causing some absentee ballots to make an extra trip through regional processing hubs, even if they’re just going from one address to another within the same city or town. As recently as the September state primary, election clerks across New Hampshire say their post offices were able to hold onto absentee ballots heading to or from voters with local addresses. But some clerks now say they were surprised to learn, when shipping out their...WW…

More New Hampshire voters will be casting an absentee ballot in the November election than ever before. And since the state is allowing because of the pandemic, many are using the process for the first time. The vast majority of New Hampshire absentee ballots are processed and counted without any problems. However, according to , small but significant errors — like missed deadlines, signature issues or missing envelopes — can disenfranchise hundreds of New Hampshire voters during major elections. Absentee ballots are also “rejected” every year due to other safeguards built into the process...…More New Hampshire voters will be casting an absentee ballot in the November election than ever before. And since the state is allowing because of the pandemic, many are using the process for the first time. The vast majority of New Hampshire absentee ballots are processed and counted without any problems. However, according to , small but significant errors — like missed deadlines, signature issues or missing envelopes — can disenfranchise hundreds of New Hampshire voters during major elections. Absentee ballots are also “rejected” every year due to other safeguards built into the process...WW…