BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The election is only 8 days away, and some New Hampshire polling places are crunching the numbers before the big day.
In Derry, machine testing is underway.
Test ballots in eight machines are inserted several times and the numbers in the machines have to match.
After the trial, machines are sealed until election day.
Poll workers say ever since former President Trump claimed the election was stolen after he lost a re-election bid in 2020, finding people to man the polls has been hard in some communities.
“A lot of people have told me that they’ve worked elections in the past, and they’re just not interested because of the environment – they call it toxic,” said Tina Guilford, Derry Town Clerk
“I’ve been called a communist, fascist, yeah, not pleasant…they’re unhappy and they’re taking it out on the person they can get a hold of,” she said.
With high voter registration, residents are calling for transparency – which officials say they are happy to offer.