Presidential Primary Is First Election with New Precincts

Roughly 5 percent of the town's voters will have to switch their polling station as a result of the newly drawn precinct lines. The town will be running the 2012 Presidential Primary from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6.

Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 will vote at the Andover High School field house and precincts 1 and 7 will vote at the Andover Senior Center.

The voting precinct lines were changed as a result the 2010 US Census and adjustments needed to be made to reflect the new population numbers. One of the largest adjustments will be seen in precincts 7 and 9. Both precincts 7 and 9 will be split into two precincts, 7 and 7a, as well as 9 and 9b.

Attached is the new voting precinct map. Also take a look at how the .

Andover voters will be voting on a number of different seats including Presidential Preference, State Committee Man, State
Committee Woman and Town Committee for each of Massachusetts three political parties; Democratic, Republican and Green-Rainbow.

The Town of Andover provided this information on the election:

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 Street Apartments and Frye Circle as well as the High School.

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