It isn't up to the selectmen. There are powerful state and federal voting rights laws that govern your voting rights. Many Americans have no permanent address, and I don't mean just the homeless poor. Some people live on boats and a growing number, mostly seniors, live in RV's and have no permanent home.
Under pressure from RV associations the New Hampshire Secretary of State recently confirmed that if you are in a NH town on election day, and you are not registered elsewhere, you can vote.
This has also been a hot issue in college towns. Small towns sometimes discourage college students from voting. In these cases the local officials are themselves breaking the law. Like the selectmen were years ago when they demanded year round plumbing.
I think I may register to vote in Meredith next month.
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