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| Dixville Notch voters split evenly at five votes each for Obama and Romney | Dixville Notch voters split evenly at five votes each for Obama and Romney |
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| In a quirk of US election precedent, two precincts have already reported results: Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, whose residents vote immediately after midnight; and Hart's Location, New Hampshire, which boasts 33 voters. | In a quirk of US election precedent, two precincts have already reported results: Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, whose residents vote immediately after midnight; and Hart's Location, New Hampshire, which boasts 33 voters. |
| The precinct captain announced: "This has never happened before in Dixville, we have a tie, five votes each." | The precinct captain announced: "This has never happened before in Dixville, we have a tie, five votes each." |
| Now there's an omen for America. Except that Dixville has two registered Democrats, three registered Republicans, and five registered independents. So Obama won indies 60% to 40%. | Now there's an omen for America. Except that Dixville has two registered Democrats, three registered Republicans, and five registered independents. So Obama won indies 60% to 40%. |
| The second oddball early voting location is tiny Hart's Location in New Hampshire – and it went for Barack Obama. Obama won 23 votes, Romney got 9 and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson received one vote. | The second oddball early voting location is tiny Hart's Location in New Hampshire – and it went for Barack Obama. Obama won 23 votes, Romney got 9 and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson received one vote. |
| For those who want to know, in 2008 it was Obama 17, McCain 10. | For those who want to know, in 2008 it was Obama 17, McCain 10. |
| So aggregating Dixville Notch and Hart's Location: Obama 28, Romney 14, Johnson 1. That's the official tally so far. | So aggregating Dixville Notch and Hart's Location: Obama 28, Romney 14, Johnson 1. That's the official tally so far. |
| So what's up with Hart's Location? Explained, via AP: | So what's up with Hart's Location? Explained, via AP: |
| Hart's Location began the early bird voting tradition in 1948. Most residents of the White Mountain village then were railroad workers who had to be on the job during normal polling hours. By 1964 the townspeople had grown weary of the media attention and the late hours and did away with the practice. They revived it in 1996. | Hart's Location began the early bird voting tradition in 1948. Most residents of the White Mountain village then were railroad workers who had to be on the job during normal polling hours. By 1964 the townspeople had grown weary of the media attention and the late hours and did away with the practice. They revived it in 1996. |
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