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In the first Presidential primary since the current no-excuse vote by mail program began in Massachusetts, over 1.2 million voters cast ballots, <\/span>according to Secretary of State Galvin<\/span><\/a>. While 51.8% were cast on Election Day, almost all of the remaining 48.2% of voters opted for mail ballots, equally popular in both parties. The Secretary noted that the turnout in the Republican primary was the second highest in Massachusetts history, surpassed only in 2016, and the Democratic turnout was the highest in recent history for primaries in which an incumbent president was on the ballot.<\/span>\r\n\r\nIn a statement, the EMC, which advocated for years for a no-excuse vote by mail program, said, <\/span>\u201cWe are truly gratified to see such wildly successful results of a vote-by-mail program in the Commonwealth. 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