The Massachusetts presidential primary is underway.
Polling places across the state opened at 7 a.m. and voters seemed eager to have their voices heard. People had already started lining up at one polling place in the Boston suburb of Arlington even before polls opened.
Secretary of State William Galvin says a record turnout is possible.
The state’s most hotly contested primary was in 2008, when 1.8 million voters cast their ballots.
The Democratic Galvin says one hint that turnout will be high is the fact that 20,000 Massachusetts voters have left the Democratic party since Jan. 1. Most of those are now considered unenrolled, but about 3,500 switched to the Republican party. Galvin attributes the switch to the "Trump phenomenon," sparked by Republican businessman Donald Trump.
Most polling locations in Massachusetts are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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