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I apologize for the spelling errors of candidate names in an earlier version of this article. (They are being corrected on Tuesday morning). Variable poll closing times in New Hampshire (and perhaps other states) raise a more complicated problem. I relied on a chart prepared by Congressional Quarterly, normally a very authoritative source, which listed New Hampshire at 7 pm. As a reporter who has covered the last seven New Hampshire presidential primaries, I should have known that there would not be a single one-size-fits-all answer for this fiercely independent state. But as near as I can tell (without checking every town government website in the state), the 7pm close is indeed the norm.
