Vote in this THURSDAY's primary election

[ron_newman]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is holding a primary election this THURSDAY, September 6. Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm.. Depending on where you live, you may have contested races for one or more of: US Representative in Congress, State Senator, State Representative, Governor's Council, Register of Deeds.

As a result of the 2010 census, all Congressional and state legislative district lines have changed. So have some ward and precinct lines. Some polling places have moved, most notably Somerville Ward 6 Precinct 1, which is no longer at the Dilboy VFW and is now instead at the Kennedy School, Sartwell Avenue entrance.

To find out what ward and precinct you are now in, where your polling place is, and who is on your primary ballot, fill out the form at http://WhereDoIVoteMA.com .

If you are registered in the Democratic, Republican, or Green-Rainbow party, you may take only that party's ballot. If you are unenrolled (independent), you may take any (one) party's ballot; doing so will not automatically enroll you in that party.

For Somerville election information, including sample ballots, list of polling places, and a map of wards and precincts: http://www.somervillema.gov/departments/elections . In Somerville, only the Democratic ballot is useful, as the Republican ballot has no contested races and the Green-Rainbow ballot has no names printed on it at all. Many Somerville precincts have a Democratic race between incumbent state rep Denise Provost and her challenger, Harry Kortikere.

For Cambridge election information, including lists of candidates and maps of districts, wards and precincts, and polling locations: http://www.cambridgema.gov/election . Cambridge has two three-way Democratic races for seats in the Massachusetts House, as well as a three-way Republican contest to pick a sacrificial lamb candidate against Congressman Ed Markey.

Here's a Boston Globe voter's guide with sample ballots and bios and Q&A's of many candidates for different offices.

Click the local politics tag for other recent posts about the primary election.

Comments

[ron_newman]

Thanks. I've edited my post to add this link.