Oct. 12 deadline to change party registration for primary

CONCORD, N.H. --Registered voters who want to change party affiliation before New Hampshire's presidential primary have two weeks to do so.

Secretary of State William Gardner has set Oct. 12 as the last day to change affiliation. The voter checklist supervisors will meet that day to correct the voter list.

Gardner set the deadline last week when he moved up the filing period for candidates to run from Oct. 15 through Nov. 2.

New Hampshire allows same-day voter registration on election day, but people who want to switch affiliations must do so before the election. Independents can vote in either primary.