Pick-your-line and volunteers helped speed polling at Exeter's Talbot Gym

Town polling operations at Talbot Gym used a new "pick your own line" approach this primary, which the reporter said made the process "much faster and less cluttered." Volunteers greeted voters and staffed polling pads throughout the day, and members of the select board also volunteered at different positions, helping move lines more quickly.

Election staff and volunteers described the change as an improvement over previous alphabetized lines. The approach was credited with reducing crowding at check-in tablets and shortening wait times during a roughly 13-hour polling period; town officials later counted ballots at the close of the day.