Today I went to Dixville Notch and saw The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel. It is here where the first votes in the nation are cast for the presidential election every 4 years. There are only a handful of voters in this tiny New Hampshire town and they cast their votes just after midnight on election day in the Ballot Room of this grand hotel.
The historic placard says:
Dixville Notch
"First in the Nation"
New Hampshire has held the first-in-the-nation presidential primaries since 1920. With the first presidential "beauty contest" in 1952, our citizens have personally met the candidates and by popular ballot have declared their preference for their party's nominee. Since 1960, Dixville has been the first community in the state and the country to cast its handful of votes in national elections. On election eve 100% of the eligible voters gather in the Ballot Room of the BALSAMS. At midnight polls open and a few minutes later promptly close. The results are broadcast around the world.
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