▁the ▁primary ▁election ▁returns ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁to ▁be ▁reported ▁by ▁U PI ▁and ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press . ▁Since ▁then , ▁D ix ville ▁Not ch ▁has ▁gained ▁international ▁media ▁attention ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁community ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁president ial ▁primary ▁season ▁( since ▁New ▁Ham pshire ' s ▁primary ▁is ▁required ▁by ▁state ▁law ▁to ▁be ▁scheduled ▁earlier ▁than ▁any ▁compet itor ). ▁D ix ville ▁Not ch ▁also ▁votes ▁at ▁mid night ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁president ial ▁election ▁in ▁November , ▁although ▁this ▁usually ▁attract s ▁less ▁press ▁attention ▁than ▁primary ▁voting . ▁ ▁Although ▁most ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁pol ling ▁stations ▁open ▁around ▁sun r ise ▁and ▁close ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁evening , ▁D ix ville ▁Not ch ▁takes ▁advantage ▁of ▁a ▁state ▁law ▁that ▁allows ▁a ▁prec inct ▁to ▁close ▁if ▁all ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁in ▁that ▁prec inct ▁have ▁cast ▁ball ots . ▁Con sequently , ▁all ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁in ▁D ix ville ▁Not ch ▁gather ▁and ▁are ▁counted ▁before ▁the ▁ball oting ▁takes ▁place . ▁The ▁" B all ot ▁Room " ▁of ▁the ▁B als ams ▁Hotel ▁resort ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁pol ling ▁place ; ▁this ▁room ▁features ▁separate ▁voting ▁bo oth s ▁for ▁each ▁citiz en . ▁The ▁town ▁residents ▁also ▁vote ▁each ▁cycle ▁at ▁a ▁town ▁meeting ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁they ▁will ▁continue ▁the ▁tradition . ▁ ▁The ▁tradition ▁was ▁first ▁organized ▁by ▁prominent ▁D ix ville ▁Not ch ▁resident ▁Neil ▁Till ot son ▁( 1 8