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Con unas temperaturas bastante aceptables para lo que son los inviernos en esa zona del país, algo que facilita el camino a las urnas para votantes de diferentes edades, el Manchester Union Leader, periódico de mayor tirada en el estado de New Hampshire, informa de importantes niveles de asistencia a las urnas desde primeras horas de la mañana. Large voter turnout reported

(...) Long lines of people formed inside some polls this morning minutes after they opened at 6 a.m. for the New Hampshire Presidential Primary.

Louis Gosselin, Ward 6 moderator, said election officials expected about 150 people to vote each hour at St. Pius X on Candia Road.

Instead, about 300 people each hour were casting ballots. By 8 a.m., 602 people had voted. About 70 new voters were registered.

"I believe if it continues this way we definitely will set a record," said Gosselin.

(...) A little after 7 a.m. at Hillside Middle School, 288 Ward 2 residents had voted. A special election last spring brought out only 400 people, noted ward selectman Wayne Johnson.

On the city's West Side, by 7:20 a.m. 278 people had voted in Ward 12 at the Northwest Elementary School, according to selectman Gerard Brunelle. He said there was a long line when doors opened at 6 a.m. and it has been steady ever since.

Ward 11 Clerk Felice Goupil said by 7:45 a.m., 255 residents had voted and 22 new voters were registered at Gossler Park School.

"We're seeing a lot of new faces," she said. "...People are upset and they're coming out." (...)