Election Information

Supervisors of the Checklist in session Oct. 26

Last day to register to vote before the general election

The Supervisors of the Checklist will meet on Monday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m. in the City Clerk's Office at City Hall, 288 Central Ave.

During this session, supervisors register new voters, record changes of address, and make other necessary corrections to the checklist. This will be the last day for residents to register to vote before the Nov. 3 General Election. Residents who need to register to vote and miss this deadline will register on Election Day at their polling place.  

For more information, contact the City Clerk's office at 603-516-6018.

Counting of election day ballots 

City Clerk Jerrica Vansylyvong-Bizier will oversee the counting of election day ballots for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, starting at 9:30 a.m. in the auditorium at City Hall, 288 Central Ave. These are the ballots that will be used in wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Counting of the ballots is open to the public per state law RSA 658:31. 

For more information, contact the City Clerk at 603-516-6018.

Testing of ballot counting devices

The election moderators will test the VotingWorks ballot counting devices head of the Nov. 3, 2026 election in the auditorium at City Hall, 288 Central Ave.

• Testing for wards 2 and 4 will occur on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, starting at 12 p.m.
• Testing for wards 1, 3, 5, and 6 will occur on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, starting at 12 p.m.

The testing of ballot counting devices is open to the public. For more information, contact the City Clerk's office at 603-516-6018.

City of Dover polling locations

Dover has the following six polling places:

Ward 1 - Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School, 78 Horne St.
Ward 2 - Dover Ice Arena, 110 Portland Ave.
Ward 3 - Woodman Park Elementary School, 11 Towle Ave.
Ward 4 - Garrison School, 50 Garrison Road
Ward 5 - Dover Middle School, 16 Daley Drive
Ward 6 - Hellenic Center, 219 Long Hill Road

View an interactive Ward Map with Polling Places

Voters may only vote in the ward in which they live.

Not sure of your polling location? Contact the City Clerk's Office at 603-516-6018.

NH Secretary of State's online Voter Information Lookup

The New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office maintains an online voter information portal available at https://app.sos.nh.gov/.

The portal allows voters to see their voter information, including absentee ballot status, party registration and polling place.

It also allows voters to:

• Search polling places and sample ballots by address
• Search city/town clear information by town
• View the state list of clerks and polling places

State of New Hampshire Election Information Links

• Office of the Secretary of State - Elections & Voting Division
• Office of the Attorney General - Department of Justice Election Law Unit
• Election Law - New Hampshire State Statutes Title VXIII: Elections