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Boston officials blame ballot shortage on ‘miscalculation’ as Sec. Galvin weighs takeover
At voting sites in multiple Boston neighborhoods, ballots ran short and election workers were unable to reach City Hall to request more, officials said. As voters waited, Secretary of State William Galvin’s office instructed city officials to have police ...
Galvin opens investigation into Boston Elections Commission after Election Day ballot shortage at precincts
Secretary of State William F. Galvin said the ballot shortage was just one of a number of “significant problems” that hampered voting in Massachusetts’ biggest city.
Galvin may name receiver after Boston ballot problem
Secretary of State William Galvin says he will most likely appoint a receiver to seize control of Boston's election division, after some city polling locations did not have enough ballots during Election Day, causing the secretary's office to send police cars, sirens blaring, to rush extra ballots to those locations.
‘So egregious’: Mass. Secretary of State Galvin slams Boston for ballot issues
That’s just not the way we run elections in Massachusetts,” the state's top elections official told reporters.
Galvin Blames Boston’s “Poor Planning” For Ballot Shortage
Secretary of State William Galvin says he will most likely appoint a receiver to seize control of Boston's election division, after certain polling locations in the city did not have enough ballots during Election Day on Tuesday,
State opens investigation into Boston's ballot shortages on Election Day
A day after some polling stations in Boston ran out of ballots, Secretary of State William Galvin launched an investigation into the city's handling of the 2024 Election, his office said Wednesday.
Watch Live: Boston ballot shortages being investigated by Massachusetts Secretary of State
Massachusetts Secretary of State Bill Galvin has opened an investigation into the Boston Election Commission after some polling places ran out of ballots​ on Tuesday.
‘Unacceptable’: Mass. launches investigation into Boston Elections Dept. after ballot debacle
BOSTON — Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin announced on Wednesday that his office has launched an investigation into the Boston Elections Department following an Election Day debacle that forced police to rush extra ballots to several polling locations in the city.
Officials to investigate Election Day ballot shortage in Boston
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‘So egregious': Mass. investigating ballots running out at Boston polling places
After ballots ran out at several Boston polling places on Election Day, Massachusetts' secretary of state announced an investigation into "significant problems" with how Tuesday's vote was administered by the Boston Elections Department.
Boston Elections Department under state investigation for ballot shortages
As election officials and individual voters in my own office attempted to reach out to the Boston Election Department and other Boston officials during the day yesterday, they were not answering the phone,
Phones rung at the Boston Election Commission, but no one answered
In a highly consequential vote Tuesday, Boston’s election apparatus was sorely tested — and in as many as 10 polling ...
Boston city councilors urge Secretary of State to follow through on receivership threat after election ballot fiasco
Two Boston city councilors are pressing Secretary of State William Galvin to follow through on his threat to place the Boston ...
Galvin’s office says Boston Elections Dept. did not send proper amount of ballots to some precincts
State officials say police had to rush extra ballots to several Boston polling locations after ballots were not properly ...