UPDATE: Voter Turnout Expectedly Low in Wayland

Update (3 p.m.): Just over halfway through the voting day had brought fewer than 500 voters to Wayland Town Building to vote in precincts 1 and 4.

At 2 p.m., 259 voters had cast their ballots in precinct 1, and 231 voters had done the same in precinct 4.

Warden Bill Piacentini said the day began at a crawl with just three people waiting at the door when polls opened Tuesday morning.

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It's been a quiet voting day at Wayland Middle School where voters from precincts 2 and 3 are making their choices in the special state primary.

Warden Gretchen Schuler said the turnout had been about what she anticipated: slow and primarily Democrats.

"The only people that are coming are those that always come," Schuler said. "The people that never miss a vote."

As of about 11:15 a.m., 114 voters had cast votes in precinct 2 and 109 had done so in precinct 3 for a total turnout among the two precincts of 223.

Schuler said the vast majority of voters have voted on the Democratic ballot, estimating that poll workers were handing out Democrat ballots at a rate of 3 to 1 to Republican ballots.

Polls will remain open until 8 p.m. today. For details on today's election see, "Your Guide to Tuesday's Special State Primary in Wayland."