▁for ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁town ▁to ▁report ▁election ▁results ▁has ▁been ▁on going ▁for ▁several ▁election ▁cycles , ▁among ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁small ▁communities , ▁including : ▁ ▁Co os ▁County : ▁ ▁D ix ville ▁Not ch ▁ ▁M ills field ▁( the ▁town ship ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁D ix ville ▁town ship ) ▁ ▁Car roll ▁County ▁( the ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ): ▁ ▁Hart ' s ▁Location ▁ ▁G raft on ▁County ▁( the ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁Co os ): ▁ ▁Ell sw orth ▁ ▁Water ville ▁Valley ▁ ▁Press ▁accounts ▁occasionally ▁state , ▁without ▁qual ification , ▁that ▁D ix ville ▁Not ch ▁" v otes ▁first ". ▁The ▁village ' s ▁authentic ▁elect oral ▁dist in ctions ▁include ▁the ▁following : ▁ ▁Long est ▁continuous ▁record ▁of ▁mid night ▁voting ▁ ▁High est ▁count ▁of ▁mid night ▁president ial ▁prim aries ▁( 1 3 ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁vs . ▁ 5 ▁to ▁ 9 ▁for ▁Hart ' s ▁Location ) ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁hand ful ▁of ▁law ful ▁votes ▁( n ation wide ) ▁in ▁each ▁president ial ▁campaign ' s ▁binding ▁prim aries ▁ ▁O ften ▁first ▁to ▁report ▁its ▁returns ▁ ▁D ix ville ▁Not ch ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁conduct ▁its ▁own ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁chose ▁to ▁open ▁its ▁pol ls ▁at ▁mid night . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ,