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Nick Zaharias of Derry, N.H., a public witness, loads a test ballot into a vote counting machine while testing machines before the New Hampshire primary, at the Derry Municipal Center, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Lynne Gagnon, Derry, N.H. deputy town clerk, left, unloads test ballots from a storage cart as Tina Guilford, Derry town clerk, prepares to load them into the ballot counting machine again while testing the machines ahead of the New Hampshire primary, at the Derry Municipal Center, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Lisa Hultgren, the Derry, N.H. town moderator, right, unloads ballots from a vote counting machine while testing the machines before the New Hampshire primary, at the Derry Municipal Center, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Lisa Hultgren, the Derry, N.H. town moderator, loads a vote counting machine into a cart, which stores the paper ballots, while testing vote counting machines before the New Hampshire primary at the Derry Municipal Center, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. At left is Tina Guilford, Derry town clerk and at center is Lynne Gagnon, Derry deputy town clerk. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Public witness David Lahey, of Derry, N.H. confirms the serial number of a ballot counting machine with Tina Guilford, Derry town clerk, right, while testing vote counting machines before New Hampshire primary, at the Derry Municipal Center, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Lisa Hultgren, the Derry, N.H. town moderator, right, explains the mechanics of the ballot counting machines to public witnesses while testing the machines before the New Hampshire primary, at the Derry Municipal Center, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. At rear from left are Derry residents Nick Zaharias, David Lahey and Rep. Richard Tripp, R-N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Tina Guilford, Derry, N.H. town clerk, left, and Lynne Gagnon, Derry deputy town clerk, right, prepare sample ballots while testing vote counting machines ahead of the New Hampshire primary, at the Derry Municipal Center, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Nick Zaharias of Derry, N.H., a public witness, loads a test ballot into a vote counting machine while testing machines before the New Hampshire primary, at the Derry Municipal Center, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)