Politics & Government

State Primary Held Today at AHS, Senior Center

Andover will have two polling locations for the Massachusetts State Primary from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

This was provided by Town Clerk Lawrence Murphy.

The polls for the Massachusetts State Primary open this morning and Republican voters will get to pick their candidate for the state senate. Polling hours are from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

State Rep. Paul Adams and Selectman Alex Vispoli battle for the Republican nomination in order to challenge Sen. Barry Finegold for his seat in November.

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Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and Sub-precinct 9A will vote at the Field House on Shawsheen Road.  Precincts 1, 7, Sub-precinct 7A and Precinct 8 will vote at the on Whittier Court.

This is the first election, since state wide re-districting went into effect earlier this year, that the ballots are not the same for every precinct. Many voters will find that their Congressional and State Representative Districts have changed. The candidates and races for each precinct and party can be found on the Town Web Site at www.andoverma.gov under the “What’s New” section of the Home Page by choosing “September Primary Election Ballots” where voters will also find a link to search for their voting precinct.

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Voters will be casting their votes for candidates for nomination for each of Massachusetts three political parties; Democratic, Republican and Green-Rainbow. Voters registered in a political party may only take a ballot for that party. Unenrolled voters, often called Independents, may choose a ballot for any one of the three political parties. Voters enrolled in a political designation other than Democrat, Republican or Green-Rainbow, will not be eligible to vote in this election.

There will be an election shuttle bus, Modified Rt. 21, from the Senior Center on Whittier Court that will make stops at the Town Offices, Railroad St. Apartments and Frye Circle as well as the High School.

Questions may be directed to the Town Clerk’s Office at (978) 623-8255.


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