New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte and United States Attorney Tom Colantuono announced today that both the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office and the United States Attorney's Office will staff election inquiry and complaint lines at their respective offices throughout the day and evening during the general election on November 4, 2008.

The New Hampshire Attorney General's toll free election line phone number is:

1-866-868-3703
(1-866-VOTER03)
1-603-271-3650 (out-of-state)

This phone line will be staffed from 7 am to 10 pm on Election Day. Inquiries and complaints may also be submitted via e-mail at electionlaw@doj.nh.gov or by visiting the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office Web site at http://doj.nh.gov and clicking on "election law" at the bottom of the list of quick links.

The United States Attorney's election line phone number is:
(603) 856-1406

This phone line will also be staffed from 7 am to 10 pm on Election Day. Inquiries and complaints may also be submitted through the United States Attorney's Web site at www.usdoj.gov/usao/nh by clicking on the "e-mail us" link. A Federal Election Fraud Fact Sheet that explains what triggers federal criminal jurisdiction in connection with elections and voting rights can also be found on the United States Attorney's Web site.

The state and federal election lines are available to all individuals who may have questions regarding their voting rights and/or who may want to file complaints with the New Hampshire Attorney General or the United States Attorney regarding their right to vote or any other election law violation.