Change your name in New Hampshire
The exact steps, documents, and official New Hampshire links to change your name after marriage or divorce, in the correct order.
DMV / license agency
New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles (NH DMV)License update fee
No charge for the replacement license itself (name changes are not accepted by mail; must appear in person)
Marriage certificate
NH Department of State, Division of Vital Records Administration (DVRA) - or any local City/Town ClerkVoter deadline
NH has no online voter registration. Register/update in person at your town or city clerk's office, at a supervisors-of-the-checklist session (held 6-13 days before each state election, and at least every 90 days), or same-day at your polling place on election day itself.
Instructions verified July 2026 against official New Hampshire government sites. How we verify
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