Voters within the American village of Dixville Notch started election day early Tuesday with a tie vote, mirroring the extremely shut nationwide polls within the race for the White Home.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump every received three ballots within the small group within the northeastern state of New Hampshire, which for many years has began Election Day on the stroke of midnight on Monday, hours earlier than the remainder of the polling stations open. of the nation.
The Democratic vice chairman and the previous Republican president have been battling in a tense and exceptionally shut race, with opinion polls largely tied.
Earlier than a crowd of assembled journalists, voting opened with a rendition of the US nationwide anthem performed on an accordion.
New Hampshire election legal guidelines permit municipalities with fewer than 100 residents to open their polling stations at midnight and shut them when all registered voters have fulfilled their civic obligation.
Dixville Notch residents unanimously voted for then-candidate Joe Biden in 2020, reportedly solely the second presidential hopeful to win each vote for the reason that custom of midnight voting started in 1960.
Most polling stations on the east coast will open at 6:00 or 7:00 am (11:00 or 12:00 GMT) on Tuesday.
Dixville Notch voters delivered a shock unanimous victory to Republican White Home hopeful Nikki Haley within the New Hampshire main in January.
Haley finally dropped out of the race because of an insurmountable Trump lead, however Tuesday’s vote reveals three voters opting to not again the billionaire within the common election.
