DIXVILLE NOTCH — The moderator of Dixville Notch on Tuesday said he’s hopeful that midnight voting in the New Hampshire presidential primary can happen in his community, which is currently facing a dire shortage of elected officials.
Whether the historic voting goes on hinges on one person becoming a selectman.
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