Campaign Roundup: Could Be a Lot of City Council Races This Fall

Campaign roundup: Could be a lot of City Council races this fall

The Boston Election Department is continuing to review signatures for City Council (and mayoral) candidates, to see which ones collected enough signatures of actual Boston voters to get on the ballot this fall. Unlike recent years, which saw relatively few candidates, this year every single district seat save District 8 (Sharon Durkan, incumbent) will have a contested election. We could even see a preliminary for the four at-large seats. In the …

Boston City Council votes YES for Ranked Choice Voting - Rank The Vote

By Nathan Lockwood On Wednesday, May 14th, the Boston City Council voted in favor of the Ranked Choice Voting Home Rule Petition 8-4. “Yesterday’s vote is a game-changer for Boston. Ranked choice voting is about giving our communities more power—more voice, more choice, and more accountability in our elections,” said Edwyn Shoemaker, Executive Director, Ranked Choice Boston & Voter Choice Massachusetts. “This victory didn’t happe…