Secretary of State Bill Bradbury predicted 84 percent of registered voters would cast ballots by Tuesday night. In the New Hampshire mountain hamlets of Hart's Location and Dixville Notch, all but two of the 60 registered voters got their traditional jump on the nation by scurrying in to vote just after midnight. There was one vote each for Green Party nominee Ralph Nader and Jeffrey Peters, a perennial presidential candidate from nearby Jackson, New Hampshire. Roughly 49 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in 1996, the lowest turnout since 1924. Despite signs of enthusiasm today, voter turnout analyst Curtis Gans told CNN he doesn't expect a significant difference this year, although some competitive states may see an increase.
Nobody really knows.
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