. ▁ ▁D ix ville ▁Not ch ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin , ▁N H – V T ▁Mic ropol itan ▁Statist ical ▁Area . ▁ ▁Mid night ▁voting ▁tradition ▁ ▁D ix ville ▁Not ch ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁its ▁long standing ▁middle - of - the - night ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁president ial ▁election , ▁including ▁during ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁primary ▁( the ▁first ▁primary ▁election ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁president ial ▁nom ination ▁process ). ▁In ▁a ▁tradition ▁that ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁election , ▁all ▁the ▁el ig ible ▁vot ers ▁in ▁D ix ville ▁Not ch ▁gather ▁at ▁mid night ▁in ▁the ▁ball room ▁of ▁The ▁B als ams . ▁The ▁vot ers ▁cast ▁their ▁ball ots ▁and ▁the ▁pol ls ▁are ▁officially ▁closed ▁when ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁have ▁voted ▁– ▁sometimes ▁merely ▁one ▁minute ▁later . ▁The ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁D ix ville ▁Not ch ▁vote ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁primary ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁are ▁tradition ally ▁broadcast ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁immediately ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁A ▁similar ▁tradition ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Hart ' s ▁Location ▁in ▁adjacent ▁Car roll ▁County ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ; ▁their s ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁abund ance ▁of ▁media ▁attention , ▁and ▁rev ived ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Inform al ▁competition