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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.[1] 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.[2][3]
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.[4]
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- ^ "Tiny town cast first ballots". Rocky Mount Telegram. May 10, 1970. p. 3. Archived from the original on February 11, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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