Tom Eastman, The Conway Daily Sun

The cuts are part of the controversial effort by the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) to reduce the size of government.

Millsfield also opted out of the tradition this year, leaving only Dixville Notch as the remaining midnight voting community.

Currently, there is less than 1% vacancy rate in Conway. With no place to live, there is a lack of employees — and that has become an economic issue, as restaurants and retail have had to cut back hours of operation.