The Brockton Voter's Guide to the 2016 Massachusetts Primary

BROCKTON, MA — The state primary is this Thursday and that means that voters across Massachusetts will heading to the polls to decide who moves on to November's general election.

Voters are encouraged to confirm their voter status and polling location by visiting the Secretary of State’s office online or by calling the Town Clerk’s office.

Here's what you need to know about Thursday's election:

Party Affliation

There are four political parties in Massachusetts:

• D - Democratic Party
• R - Republican Party
• J - Green-Rainbow
• CC - United Independent Party

Voters who are enrolled in one of the above parties can only vote on the ballot for that party.

Voters who are unenrolled in a party will be listed on the voter list with the party code “U.” Unenrolled voters and can choose which party’s ballot they would like to receive.

Polling Hours

The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Here are the voting locations:

WARD 1

• A Housing Authority, Community Room Hawley Street
• B West Middle School 271 West Street
• C Hancock Elementary School 125 Pearl Street
• D Hancock Elementary School 125 Pearl Street

WARD 2

• A Douglas House 20 Haverhill St
• B Manning Towers 45 Goddard Rd.
• C Senior Center 10 Father Kenney Way
• D War Memorial Building 156 West Elm Street

WARD 3

• A South Middle School 105 Keith Avenue Ext
• B South Middle School 105 Keith Avenue Ext
• C Kennedy Elementary School 900 Ash Street
• D West Side Library, Rear Lower Level 540 Forest Avenue

WARD 4

• A Emmanuel House 25 East Nilsson St.
• B Gilmore Elementary School 150 Clinton Street
• C Davis Elementary School 380 Plain Street
• D Campello High Rise, Rear Building 1380 Main Street

WARD

• A East Side Library 54 Kingman Street
• B East Middle School 464 Centre Street
• C Downey Elementary School 55 Electric Avenue
• D Caffrey Towers 755 Crescent Street

WARD 6

• A Brookfield Elementary School 135 Jon Drive
• B Ashfield Elementary School 225 Coe Road
• C Brookfield Elementary School 135 Jon Drive
• D Brookfield Elementary School 135 Jon Drive

WARD 7

• A North Middle School 108 Oak Street
• B Belair High Rise 105 Belair Street
• C Sullivan Towers 140 Colonel Bell Drive
• D Raymond Elementary School 125 Oak Street

The Ballot

U.S. House - Eighth District

Democrats

• Stephen Lynch

Republicans

• William Burke

State Senate - Second Plymouth and Bristol

Democrats

• Michael Brady

Republicans

• No nominations

State House - Ninth Plymouth

Democrats

• Gerard Cassidy

Republicans

• Danny Yoon

State House - 10th Plymouth

Democrats

• Michelle DuBois

Republicans

• No nominations

State House - 11th Plymouth

Democrats

• Claire Cronin

Republican

• No nominations

Neither the Green Party or United Independent Party have any nominees. Here's who's on the ballot for the major races. A full ballot can be seen at the Secretary of State's website.

After the polls close, check back with Patch for full election results.

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