Former N.H. Secretary of State Bill Gardner discusses the more than 500 recounts he officially oversaw in his 45 year career during an open house and talk on the origins of the secret ballot at the New Hampshire State Archives, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Historian Kurt Hyde sets up an original punch card voting booth, used in West Palm Beach, Fla. during the 2000 presidential election, next to an 1884 vintage glass ballot jar on display during an open house and talk on the origins of the secret ballot at the New Hampshire State Archives, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

The Democrat and Republican switches are seen on a lever voting machine on display during an open house and talk on the origins of the secret ballot at the New Hampshire State Archives, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

An 1884 vintage wood housing surrounds a glass ballot jar on display during an open house and talk on the origins of the secret ballot at the New Hampshire State Archives, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

The ballot with Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore, used in West Palm Beach, Fla., during the 2000 presidential election, is loaded on a voting machine on display during an open house and talk on the origins of the secret ballot at the New Hampshire State Archives, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Two vintage ballot boxes, from the 1890's, are displayed during an open house and talk on the origins of the secret ballot at the New Hampshire State Archives, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)