The voters have their own traditions. Many gather around 11:30 p.m. for coffee and tea as a local reporter watches the clock to ensure ballots are cast at exactly midnight. Often, the oldest citizen votes first.
13 min readThe famous “midnight vote” requires one hundred percent community participation to maintain it’s status.North Country is a stretch of rural New Hampshire without government services -- there's no trash pickup, and residents dig their own wells -- and the nearest hospital at which to see a specialist could be hours away.They open at midnight on Tuesday.Signs warning drivers about moose can be seen throughout North Country in New Hampshire.
A notice to voters posted in Hart's Location, N.H., announces that voting will begin at midnight on Feb. 11, 2020. Voters"rarely" tell Schoof whether they're leaning toward a certain candidate. In fact, Schoof said he wasn't yet sure for whom he'd cast a ballot. Similar to Hart's Location, midnight voting halted for a period, but it returned in 2016 when New Hampshire Secretary of State William Gardner asked residents to restore it.
Once every vote is cast,"we would count the ballots right there," said Sonja, gesturing toward her dining room table. "First voting in the national primary is to New Hampshire what snow is to skiing," Otten said."This is just part of the heritage of the state and part of the importance of showing democracy in action."
"It's the starting gun for the election process," Tom added"If 100% of the population of a little town can come out at midnight and vote, well, gee, maybe more people could get out and vote."Tillotson also hasn't decided, but he said he won't divulge before he votes.
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