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The phrase “record turnout” was an overarching theme on election day, and Secretary of State David Scanlan confirmed it came true in New Hampshire. Of the Granite State’s roughly 1.4 million residents, around 1.
1 million of them are of voting age. Across the state, Scanlan predicted 824,000 voters would turn out at the polls, which is about 75%. While the exact total was still being compiled, his office established that a new record was set.
“The lines were long when the polls opened, and the moderators that I spoke with said they had never seen lines that long, and those lines were sustained throughout the day,” he said. “They were moving, but there was always a line.” Overall, the day went smoothly with minimal hiccups, Scanlan said.
“We had very few issues. I think that we are going to have to sit down with the communities that had real, serious problems with long waits, and help them come up with strategies to move the voters through at a faster rate,” he said. “It would be great if every election in the future was as well attended as yesterday’s was, but history shows that probably won’t be the case, but we need to be prepared for it when it does happen.
” Scanlan credited election workers with the day running as planned, noting there are thousands of volunteers in addition to about 2,500 locally elected officials, like the moderator, clerk, supervisors of the checklist and select board members. Scanlan said he didn’t hear reports of intimidation at the polls, but did say one poll worker was reportedly attacked in Summersworth. The person in question was said to be intoxicated.
“The poll workers should be allowed to do their jobs without any physical interference or threat, and we don’t see that in New Hampshire, just these very isolated instances that occasionally happen,” he said. Article continues after..
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