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New Hampshire midnight voting
In New Hampshire, United States, the communities of Dixville Notch, Hart's Location, and Millsfield all vote at the midnight beginning election day, known as the New Hampshire midnight votes, on the day of the state's political party primaries and general elections, following a tradition that started to accommodate railroad workers who had to be at work before normal voting hours. The voting tradition has been followed in Dixville Notch since the 1960 presidential election, in Hart's Location from 1948 to 1964 and from 1996 to 2020, and in Millsfield in 2016 and 2020.
Although the communities have small populations, some major political candidates campaign in the area due to New Hampshire having the first presidential primary in the nation, with George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole, John McCain, and Dick Gephardt visiting the towns. Multiple third-party candidates, such as Andre Marrou during the 1992 presidential election, have also campaigned in the area to gain media attention.
Towns that conduct midnight voting are allowed to count their votes before the rest of the state due to a New Hampshire rule that states a polling place can close once every registered voter has cast their ballot.
New Ashford, Massachusetts, was reputed to be the first place to vote in every presidential election from 1916 to 1932. In 1936, Millsfield, New Hampshire, beat this record by holding its election at midnight. Henry Nadig and his daughter Genevieve were behind the usage of midnight voting in Millsfield and Henry had lobbied the state legislature to allow it. Millsfield continued this practice until the 1960s when there were only two registered voters left in town, Genevieve and her husband Elmer, but restarted in 2016.
The town of Hart's Location established the tradition of early-morning voting in 1948, when residents voted at 7:00 a.m. In 1952, the town moved its voting to midnight, to facilitate greater access to the polls for railroad workers.
Neil Tillotson moved to Dixville Notch in 1954, and became the town moderator and owner of The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel. He did not like having to drive 45 minutes to the nearest polling station, but learned about midnight voting from an Associated Press reporter. The state legislature approved the town's request to become a voting precinct. Neil cast the first vote in each election until his death at age 102 in 2001.
Richard Nixon, in 1960, and Joe Biden, in 2020, are the only presidential candidates to win every vote in Dixville Notch in the general election.
Dixville Notch voted for the final winner of the Republican presidential nomination from 1968 to 2012.
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New Hampshire midnight voting
In New Hampshire, United States, the communities of Dixville Notch, Hart's Location, and Millsfield all vote at the midnight beginning election day, known as the New Hampshire midnight votes, on the day of the state's political party primaries and general elections, following a tradition that started to accommodate railroad workers who had to be at work before normal voting hours. The voting tradition has been followed in Dixville Notch since the 1960 presidential election, in Hart's Location from 1948 to 1964 and from 1996 to 2020, and in Millsfield in 2016 and 2020.
Although the communities have small populations, some major political candidates campaign in the area due to New Hampshire having the first presidential primary in the nation, with George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole, John McCain, and Dick Gephardt visiting the towns. Multiple third-party candidates, such as Andre Marrou during the 1992 presidential election, have also campaigned in the area to gain media attention.
Towns that conduct midnight voting are allowed to count their votes before the rest of the state due to a New Hampshire rule that states a polling place can close once every registered voter has cast their ballot.
New Ashford, Massachusetts, was reputed to be the first place to vote in every presidential election from 1916 to 1932. In 1936, Millsfield, New Hampshire, beat this record by holding its election at midnight. Henry Nadig and his daughter Genevieve were behind the usage of midnight voting in Millsfield and Henry had lobbied the state legislature to allow it. Millsfield continued this practice until the 1960s when there were only two registered voters left in town, Genevieve and her husband Elmer, but restarted in 2016.
The town of Hart's Location established the tradition of early-morning voting in 1948, when residents voted at 7:00 a.m. In 1952, the town moved its voting to midnight, to facilitate greater access to the polls for railroad workers.
Neil Tillotson moved to Dixville Notch in 1954, and became the town moderator and owner of The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel. He did not like having to drive 45 minutes to the nearest polling station, but learned about midnight voting from an Associated Press reporter. The state legislature approved the town's request to become a voting precinct. Neil cast the first vote in each election until his death at age 102 in 2001.
Richard Nixon, in 1960, and Joe Biden, in 2020, are the only presidential candidates to win every vote in Dixville Notch in the general election.
Dixville Notch voted for the final winner of the Republican presidential nomination from 1968 to 2012.
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