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Hundreds of Worcester residents turned out yesterday to vote in the primary election and they did so at their local grocery store. The city is the first in the state to put polling places in supermarkets, and the move drew not only rave reviews from shoppers and voters in Worcester but attention from other cities and towns. The goal, David J. Rushford, the Worcester city clerk said, was to increase voter turnout and boost business at the stores, while at the same time eliminating the use of schools as polling places.



Price Chopper on the north side of the city, a Shaw's Supermarket on the southwest side, and a Stop & Shop and a Big Y World Class Market in the southeast each were used as poll centers and it looks like it was a great success. I hope to see more cities and towns adopt the use of businesses like this in the future because they will be easier to use, less riddled with school children and could help boost local economies.

Labels: Politics

posted by TheWino @ 9:35 AM