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BOSTON (State House News Service) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that restored former President Donald Trump's name to the Colorado ballot makes it "all the more important" for voters to express their opinions in presidential primaries, Massachusetts' elections chief said.
Citing "significant" early voting numbers, Secretary William Galvin said his prognostication for "a reasonably good turnout" in the Massachusetts primaries could be "enhanced a little more" by the court's ruling on Monday morning.
More than 50,000 Bay Staters have cast ballots in person, and more than 400,000 by mail in advance of Super Tuesday.
Galvin said he expected to see more than 600,000 Democratic primary ballots cast by Tuesday's end, and said the GOP will "surely exceed 400,000 tomorrow."
"This morning's decision makes it all the more important that those voters who have opinions on the presidency take the opportunity to express them, because clearly what the court said today was that they will not do anything to decide the outcome of the presidential election. They've left it up to the voters and ultimately to Congress on the issue of the enforcement of the 14th Amendment," Galvin said.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Six towns will hold concurrent municipal elections, and Republican John Marsi is unopposed in a Central Mass. special election to fill a vacant House seat.
Written by Sam Doran/SNHS
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