FILE - This Nov. 4, 2008 file photo shows Dixville Notch residents waiting for the stoke of midnight to be the first voters for the nation's presidential election atThe Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville Notch, N.H. For the first time since the tiny community of Dixville Notch became the first in the nation to cast votes for president in 1960, the stately resort that's hosted the midnight voting will be closed for the Nov. 6 election. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter, File)
Dixville Notch has 10 voters and Hart's Location has 37 (there were 36, but one more registered at the last minute.) The towns have been enjoying their first-vote status since 1948 and it's a matter of pride to get everyone to the polls.
Hart's Location Selectman Mark Dindorf says you could call it a friendly competition to see who gets votes tallied first, although he says Hart's Location is a town and Dixville Notch is a precinct.
President Barack Obama and GOP candidate Mitt Romney are locked in a fierce battle for the swing state's four electoral votes.
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