CQ Politics New Hampshire reporter Rachel Kapochunas notes that the way-above-average turnout for today's primary in that state was too much of a good thing....
New Hampshire voters reportedly turned out in record high numbers for Tuesday's primary... maybe a little too high. Some polling places reportedly ran low on ballots, especially those for the Democratic contest, long before the polls closed. CNN reported that the office of New Hampshire's Secretary of State sent additional ballots to polling locations in communities such as Hampton Falls, Portsmouth, Keene, Hudson and Pelham.
The state Democratic Party sought to reassure voters Tuesday, sending out an e-mail addressing "unprecedented same-day registration" of primary voters as well as reports of "running low on ballots." The party offered to run interference for anyone who was told they could not vote at a polling location because of a ballot shortage. "We want you to know that there are provisions in place to address this situation," the state party wrote. "Please do not be deterred from voting."
Secretary of State Bill Gardner estimated that 500,000 New Hampshire voters would participate in the primary, shattering the state's former record by roughly 25 percent. In addition to the high interest in the races, the campaign's turnout specialists got a huge break on the weather -- considering how bitterly cold it usually is in New Hampshire on January 8. According to the Weather Underground Web site, the 6 pm temperature in Manchester was 54 degrees, down from a high for the day of 61. The city's normal high temperature for this date: 31 degrees.
Last Thursday night, as Iowans attended their presidential caucuses, the temperature in Manchester was 8.
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