The Latest: Clinton his the ground early on NH primary day


              Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign stop Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Hudson, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign stop Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Hudson, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - The Latest developments from Campaign 2016 as polls open in the first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire (all times local):

7:15 a.m.

Hillary Clinton is vowing to "keep working until the last vote is cast and counted" as voting in the New Hampshire primary begins.

Clinton is starting her day before 7 a.m. at a Manchester polling location. She shook hands and posed for photographs with a group of volunteers & supporters.

Polls show Clinton trailing Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the nation's first presidential primary. Clinton narrowly defeated Sanders in last week's Iowa caucuses.

Clinton declined to predict the outcome to reporters, saying she's "looking for a great election."

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7:00 a.m.

Polls are opening across New Hampshire, though the exact hours vary from place to place.

State law requires polls to be open between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday. Most allow voting between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., with a handful opening polls as early as 6 a.m. and about 20 remaining open until 8 p.m. And three tiny towns - Hart's Location, Dixville and Millsfield - had permission to open their polls at midnight and close them moments later once everyone had voted.

Independent voters, officially known as "undeclared," make up 44 percent of registered voters. They can vote in either primary, making them a key group on Tuesday.

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