Live updates. A draw in Dixville Notch, NH

New Hampshire voters head to the polls today along with the rest of the nation to cast their presidential vote for each vice president Kamala Harris or the former president Donald Trump.

It was an unprecedentedly long run that saw a sitting president give up the racetwo assassination attempts on a former president, and the first Black and South Asian woman to be nominated for president on a major party ticket.

Granite Staters will choose between former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former mayor of Manchester Joyce Craig in the most competitive the governor’s race in the country. They will also elect representatives to Congress both districts with Democratic incumbent Chris Pappas challenged by Republican Russel Prescott in District 1, which includes Seacoast.

They will vote too state house, State Senateand state Executive CouncilI’m running to determine if Republicans retain control of power in state government.

Follow the election coverage here all day and New Hampshire live scores after the polls close.

Dixville Notch, NH voting: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are tied

DIXVILLE, NH – The voting in Dixville Notch fell in line with national polls Tuesday night in a race that couldn’t be closer. Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris split the vote 3-3 to open Election Day in the 2024 race.

The tie is the first in Dixville Notch since 2012, when Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney split the vote 5-5 among 10 registered voters.

Voting took place at midnight Tuesday in Dixville Notch, a unique New Hampshire tradition that began in 1960. Six voters, including four registered Republicans and two undeclared, cast their ballots.

The results are declared first at Dixville Notch, the “first ballot in the nation” for the presidential election. The media flooded The Balsams Resort at the Tillotson House in Dixville, covering a nationally televised event on stations such as CNN and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), as there were more media outlets covering the event than voters casting their ballots .

Donald Trump has typically struggled in Dixville Notch, but this year he won a split in the tight, battleground state of New Hampshire. The split goes against a common trend at Dixville Notch. President Joe Biden won all five votes cast by Dixville Notch voters in the 2020 presidential election. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton defeated the Republican nominee 4-2 in the 2016 presidential election.

Harris and Trump aim to maintain their momentum from Dixville Notch on today’s eventful election day. As the candidates have made their closing arguments, the nation is one day closer to knowing the final results of this incredibly close race.

— Colin Struckman, Franklin Pierce University

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When do surveys open and close?

Most seaside polls open between 7am and 8am and close between 7pm and 8pm

You can find yours polling station on the website of the Secretary of State.

Can you register to vote on Election Day?

If you are at least 18 years old, a US citizen and a resident of a city in New Hampshire, you can register to vote on election day at your polling place. You must complete a voter registration form and present proof of identityage, citizenship and having established domicile. If you don’t have your documents with you on election day, you can prove these qualifications by completing an affidavit.

New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan is expected large numbers of voters to register at the polls on election day.

New Hampshire election results will be reported live

Live results, including winners who are called, will be updated live after polls close and votes are counted:

NH Races to Watch: Live results from the president to the state government

NH Governor: Live scores for Kelly Ayotte vs. Joyce Craig

NH US House: Live scores from Pappas vs. Prescott and Goodlander vs. Williams

NH State Senate: Live results in all districts

NH State House: Live results in all districts

NH Executive Council: Live scores for Sector 1 and Sector 3

What should I bring to the vote?

If you are vote registration for the first time at the polls, you will need to bring electronic or hard copies of documents proving that you meet the age, citizenship, identity and domicile requirements. A New Hampshire driver’s license with your current address would prove many of these requirements, but you’ll need a birth certificate, US passport, naturalization papers, or a record that you’re a foreign-born US citizen to meet the citizenship requirement.

However, if you don’t have proper identification, you can still vote with something called a “Ballot.”

What can I wear to vote?

You can wear whatever you want, as long as nothing suggests support for a particular candidate or party. A MAGA hat or Harris T-shirt, for example, would not be allowed at a polling station.

That’s because it would be considered a form of campaigning, which means working for the success of a particular candidate, party or issue in an election, and is not allowed inside a polling place under New Hampshire law.

Violators are subject to a fine of up to $1,000. More details about the election campaign can be found here Here.

Will there be lines at my polling station?

say local election officials there may be lines when registering to vote or voting at polling stations. However, the Secretary of State has ordered all polling stations to keep waiting times below 30 minutes.

When will we see the election results?

The the process of counting the results it takes place in the ballot boxes immediately after they are closed. An ongoing process, the moderator will publicly announce the results after they have been tallied and reconciled. Any member of the public can observe this process.

Scanlan expects polling stations to announce results on election night or in the early hours of the next morning.

However, the national presidential election result may not be announced on election night. Polls show that the election between Harris and Trump is very close, and in some states it may take several days for the votes to be counted and the results certified, or even weeks.